Butyric

bū-tir′ik, adj. pertaining to or derived from butter.— n. Bū′tyl , an alcohol radical.— adj. Butyrā′ceo us , buttery, containing butter.— n. Bū′tyrate , a salt of butyric acid.— Butyric acid , a volatile fatty acid po e ing the disagreeable odour of rancid butter. [L. butyrum .]