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butyrin
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun butyrin has 1 sense
- butyrin(n = noun.substance) - any of three glycerides of butyric acid; has particulars: tributyrin
is a kind of glyceryl ester
CIDE DICTIONARY
butyrin, n.
A butyrate of glycerin; a fat contained in small quantity in milk, which helps to give to butter its peculiar flavor. [1913 Webster]
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