butanoic acid

bu·ta·no·ic acid

B0577500 (byo͞o′tə-nō′ĭk)n. See butyric acid.

[butan(e) + -oic.]

butanoic acid

n (Chemistry) another name for butyric acid

Thesaurus

Noun

butanoic acid - an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butterbutyric acidsaturated fatty acid - a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fatshydroxybutyric acid, oxybutyric acid - hydroxy derivative of butyric acid

Translations

butanoic acid

butanoic acid,

IUPAC name for butyric acidbutyric acid
or butanoic acid
, CH₃CH₂CH₂CO₂H, viscous, foul-smelling, liquid carboxylic acid; m.p. about −5&degC;; b.p. 163.5&degC;. It is miscible with water, ethanol, and ether.
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butanoic acid

bu·ta·no·ic ac·id

(byū'tă-nō'ik as'id), Systematic name for normal n-butyric acid.

butanoic acid

(byo͞o′tə-nō′ĭk)n. See butyric acid.

butyric acid

Chemistry
An oily carboxylic acid which smells like rancid butter, has an acrid taste and a sweetish aftertaste, like ether. It is present in rancid butter, parmesan cheese and vomit, and is produced in anaerobic fermentation by bacteria in the colon and axilla (resulting in body odour). It is used as a flavourant, perfume additive and cattle-feed supplement.
Fringe oncology
It is believed to have anticarcinogenic activity, especially the derivative, sodium butyrate.

butanoic acid

noun

Synonyms for butanoic acid

noun an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter

Synonyms

butyric acid

Related Words

saturated fatty acid
hydroxybutyric acid
oxybutyric acid

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