单词 | butyraceous |
释义 | butyraceousadj. 1. Of the nature of butter; buttery. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dairy produce > butter > [adjective] butterya1398 butterish1542 butyraceous1669 butyrous1682 the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [adjective] > buttery butteryc1450 butterish1542 butter-like1600 butyraceous1669 butyrous1682 1669 Philos. Trans. 1668 (Royal Soc.) 3 887 Milk..whence, and from the three parts whereof, viz. Butyraceous, Serous, and Caseous..he would deduce the different nature of the Humors and Spirits composing the blood. 1778 Anat. Dialogues 6 An oleaginous or butyraceous matter. 1844 T. J. Graham Mod. Domest. Med. (ed. 9) 174 Whey is the watery saccharine part of milk, freed in a great measure from the butyraceous and caseous matters. 2. Producing or containing butter. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dairy produce > butter > [adjective] > producing or containing au beurre1824 butyraceous1863 1863 R. F. Burton Abeokuta I. 324 The varieties of butyraceous nuts are almost wholly unknown. 1876 R. F. Burton Two Trips Gorilla Land I. 220 The Nje or Njeve, a towering butyraceous tree. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.1669 |
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