Butyrate

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any salt or ester of butyric acid.

    "It is butyrate, however, which is the fatty acid of most importance to the colonic epithelial cell. Apart from being an important respiratory fuel for the colonocyte, butyrate has remarkably diverse properties in a wide range of cells."

Synonyms

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butanoatebutanoate

Example

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"Manufacturers add ethyl butyrate to their orange juice to make it taste fresher."

Etymology

From butyric + -ate.

Related phrases

dioxaphetyl butyratebutyric acid

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