Definitions for butyric acid
bu·tyric acid

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1. butyric acid, butanoic acidnoun

   an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter

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1. butyric acidnoun

   Either of the two isomeric carboxylic acids, normal butyric acid and isobutyric acid, with the chemical formula CHCOOH, occurring in animal milk fat.

2. butyric acidnoun

   Solely the straight chain isomer of the above, normal butyric acid or n-butyric acid, CH(CH)COOH, a short chain fatty acid; its glyceride is one of the principle components of the flavour of butter.

3. Etymology: From Greek βούτυρος meaning "butter", from which it can be isolated

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1. Butyric acid

   Butyric acid (; from Ancient Greek: βούτῡρον, meaning "butter"), also known under the systematic name butanoic acid, is a straight-chain alkyl carboxylic acid with the chemical formula CH3CH2CH2CO2H. It is an oily, colorless liquid with an unpleasant odor. Isobutyric acid (2-methylpropanoic acid) is an isomer. Salts and esters of butyric acid are known as butyrates or butanoates. The acid does not occur widely in nature, but its esters are widespread. It is a common industrial chemical and an important component in the mammalian gut.

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1. butyric acid

   Butyric acid, also known as butanoic acid, is a carboxylic acid found in milk, especially goat, sheep and buffalo milk, butter, parmesan cheese, and as a product of anaerobic fermentation (including in the colon and as body odor). It is a fatty acid with a molecular structure of CH3CH2CH2-COOH, featuring a four-carbon backbone. It has a rancid smell and a bitter taste. This compound is notably used in the preparation of various butanoate esters, which are used in food processing for flavors and fragrance industries, as well as in the manufacturing of various types of plastics, and in biofuel production.

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1. Butyric acid

   Butyric acid, also known under the systematic name butanoic acid, is a carboxylic acid with the structural formula CH3CH2CH2-COOH. Salts and esters of butyric acid are known as butyrates or butanoates. Butyric acid is found in milk, especially goat, sheep and buffalo's milk, butter, Parmesan cheese, and as a product of anaerobic fermentation. It has an unpleasant smell and acrid taste, with a sweetish aftertaste. It can be detected by mammals with good scent detection abilities at 10 ppb, whereas humans can detect it in concentrations above 10 ppm. Butyric acid was first observed in 1814 by the French chemist Michel Eugène Chevreul. By 1818, he had purified it sufficiently to characterize it. The name of butyric acid comes from the Latin word for butter, butyrum, the substance in which butyric acid was first found.

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1. Butyric Acid

   A four carbon acid, CH3CH2CH2COOH, with an unpleasant odor that occurs in butter and animal fat as the glycerol ester.

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1. • Saturated Fatty Acid

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of butyric acid in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

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   The numerical value of butyric acid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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