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单词 butyraceous
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butyraceous

[ byoo-tuh-rey-shuhs ]
/ ˌbyu təˈreɪ ʃəs /
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adjective

of the nature of, resembling, or containing butter.

Origin of butyraceous

1660–70; <Latin būtȳr(um) butter + -aceous

Words nearby butyraceous

butylene, butylene group, butyl group, butyl nitrite, butyl rubber, butyraceous, butyral, butyraldehyde, butyrate, butyric, butyric acid
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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 Cooley

  • At 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
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Words related to butyraceous

buttery, waxy, slippery, creamy, oiled, lubricant, lustrous, polished, rich, sleek, smooth, soapy, soothing, swimming, unctuous, adipose, oleaginous, lardy, lubricative, lubricous

Medical definitions for butyraceous

butyraceous
[ byōō′tə-rā′shəs ]

adj.

Buttery in consistency.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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