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butyric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
bu-tyric
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter

adj

Of, pertaining to, or derived from butyric acid or any of the isomeric univalent radicals of formula C₃H₇CO₂-

Etymology

From -ic and French butyrique, -ique suffixed to Latin būtȳrum, or from the Latin or butyro- + -ic. Piecewise doublet of buttery, butter ultimately being from the Latin and -y being a doublet of -ic.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more butyric (comparative) most butyric (superlative)

Derived Forms

aminobutyric butyramide butyrate butyrone hydroxybutyric isobutyric ketobutyric oxybutyric

Phrases

butyric acid butyro-

Synonyms

butterlike buttery butyraceous

Questions

What does butyric mean?
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter
Where does butyric come from?
It is traced to French.

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