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单词 butyric acid
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butyric acid


butyric acid

n. A colorless organic acid, C4H8O2, occurring in animal milk fats and used in disinfectants, emulsifying agents, and pharmaceuticals. Also called butanoic acid.

butyric acid

(bjuːˈtɪrɪk) n (Elements & Compounds) a carboxylic acid existing in two isomeric forms, one of which produces the smell in rancid butter. Its esters are used in flavouring. Formula: C3(CH2)2COOH[C19 butyric, from Latin būtyrum butter]

butyr′ic ac′id


n. either of two isomeric acids having the formula C4H8O2, esp. a rancid liquid occurring in spoiled butter. [1820–30]

bu·tyr·ic acid

(byo͞o-tîr′ĭk) A colorless fatty acid found in butter and certain plant oils. It has an unpleasant odor and is used in disinfectants and drugs.
Thesaurus
Noun1.butyric acid - an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butterbutanoic 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
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butyric acid


butyric acid

(byo͞otĭr`ĭk) or

butanoic acid

(byo͞otənō`ĭk), 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. It is a low molecular weight fatty acidfatty acid,
any of the organic carboxylic acids present in fats and oils as esters of glycerol. Molecular weights of fatty acids vary over a wide range. The carbon skeleton of any fatty acid is unbranched. Some fatty acids are saturated, i.e.
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 that is present in butter as an ester of glycerol; the odor of rancid butter is due largely to the presence of free butyric acid. Butyric acid is used in the manufacture of plastics. Isobutyric acid, or 2-methylpropanoic acid, (CH3)2CHCO2H, is a geometric isomerisomer
, in chemistry, one of two or more compounds having the same molecular formula but different structures (arrangements of atoms in the molecule). Isomerism is the occurrence of such compounds. Isomerism was first recognized by J. J. Berzelius in 1827.
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 of the butyric acid described above; it has different physical properties but similar chemical properties.

Butyric Acid

 

a saturated monobasic carboxylic acid of the aliphatic series; a colorless liquid with a sharp, unpleasant odor, readily soluble in water and organic solvents.

Butyric acid has two known isomers: n-butyric acid, CH3CH2CH2COOH (boiling point, 163°C; density, 0.958 g/cm3 at 20°C); and isobutyric acid (CH3)2CHCOOH (boiling point, 155°C; density, 0.949 g/cm3 at 20°C). The first can be obtained by the oxidation of n-butanol or by the fermentation of waste products containing starch; the second, by the oxidation of isobutanol. Derivatives of n -butyric acid, or glycerides, are components of animal fats (for example, butter). Butyric acid esters, which have a fruity or floral odor, are of practical significance: certain types are used as aromatic principles in the perfume and food industries, and others as masticators in the preparation of varnishes.

butyric acid

[byü′tir·ik ′as·əd] (organic chemistry) CH3CH2CH2COOH A colorless, combustible liquid with boiling point 163.5°C (757 mmHg); soluble in water, alcohol, and ether; used in synthesis of flavors, in pharmaceuticals, and in emulsifying agents.

butyric acid


butyric acid

 [bu-tir´ik] a saturated fatty acid found in butter.

bu·tyr·ic ac·id

(byū-tir'ik as'id), A foul-smelling acid occurring in butter, cod liver oil, sweat, and many other substances. It exists in two forms: normal butyric acid (also written as N-butyric acid), butanoic acid, which occurs in combination with glycerol in cow's butter; and isobutyric acid, 2-methylpropanoic acid, one of the intermediates in valine catabolism, found in combination with glycerol in croton oil and elsewhere.

butyric acid

n. A colorless organic acid, C4H8O2, occurring in animal milk fats and used in disinfectants, emulsifying agents, and pharmaceuticals. Also called butanoic 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.

bu·tyr·ic ac·id

(byū-tir'ik asid) An acid of unpleasant odor occurring in butter, cod liver oil, sweat, and many other substances.

butyric acid

A water-soluble saturated FATTY ACID occurring in animal milk fats. It has a strong rancid odour.

butyric acid


Related to butyric acid: lactic acid
  • noun

Synonyms for butyric acid

noun an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter

Synonyms

  • butanoic acid

Related Words

  • saturated fatty acid
  • hydroxybutyric acid
  • oxybutyric acid
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