butyric
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- butyrically adverb
Etymology
Origin of butyric
Example Sentences
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The research team found that SCFAs such as acetic, propionic, butyric and valeric acids induce dendrite elongation by inhibiting an enzyme called histone deacetylase.
From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2023
Females produce seeds with an outer fleshy layer that contains butyric acid, the signature scent of human vomit.
From National Geographic • Oct. 4, 2023
The esters formed from butyric acid are pleasant-smelling compounds found in fruits and used in perfumes.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Talk then turned to the possible use of butyric acid, which can damage skin and eyes.
From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2017
Bacillus chauvaei ferments cane-sugar solutions in such a way that normal butyric arid, inactive lactic acid, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen result; Micrococcus acidi-paralactici, on the other hand, ferments such solutions to optically active paralactic acid.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
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