(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:17:38

Bu"ty*rin (?), n. Physiol. Chem.

A butyrate of glycerin; a fat contained in small quantity in milk, which helps to give to butter its peculiar flavor.

 

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