butyrate

[ byoo-tuh-reyt ]
/ ˈbyu təˌreɪt /

noun Chemistry.

a salt or ester of butyric acid.

Origin of butyrate

First recorded in 1870–75; butyr(ic acid) + -ate2

Words nearby butyrate

butylene, butylene group, butyraceous, butyral, butyraldehyde, butyrate, butyric, butyric acid, butyrin, butyroid, butyrophenone

Example sentences from the Web for butyrate

  • Hence, butyrate of lime is the final result of the catalytic action in the process we have here recommended.

    The Art of Perfumery |G. W. Septimus Piesse

  • Butyrate of ammonia is used for the same purpose by a number of French tanners.

    Leather |K. J. Adcock

British Dictionary definitions for butyrate

butyrate
/ (ˈbjuːtɪˌreɪt) /

noun

any salt or ester of butyric acid, containing the monovalent group C 3 H 7 COO- or ion C 3 H 7 COO –

Medical definitions for butyrate

butyrate
[ byōō′tə-rāt′ ]

n.

A salt or ester of butyric acid.

Scientific definitions for butyrate

butyrate
[ byōō′tə-rāt′ ]

A salt or ester of butyric acid, containing the radical C3H7CO.