butyraceous
[ byoo-tuh-rey-shuh s ]
/ ˌbyu təˈreɪ ʃəs /
adjective
of the nature of, resembling, or containing butter.
Words nearby butyraceous
Example sentences from the Web for butyraceous
By agitation with water, it is separated into two oils—one lighter, the other heavier, than water; the last is butyraceous.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold CooleyAt lower temperatures it becomes concrete and butyraceous; and afterwards fuses at 90°.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines |Andrew Ure
British Dictionary definitions for butyraceous
butyraceous
/ (ˌbjuːtɪˈreɪʃəs) /
adjective
of, containing, or resembling butter
Word Origin for butyraceous
C17
butyr-, from Latin
būtyrum
butter +
-aceous
Medical definitions for butyraceous
butyraceous
[ byōō′tə-rā′shəs ]
adj.
Buttery in consistency.