butyraceous
[ byoo-tuh-rey-shuhs ]
adjective
of the nature of, resembling, or containing butter.
Origin of butyraceous
1Words Nearby butyraceous
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How to use butyraceous in a sentence
At lower temperatures it becomes concrete and butyraceous; and afterwards fuses at 90°.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreA green butyraceous matter, obtained from Asagra officinalis.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II | Arnold CooleyBy 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
British Dictionary definitions for butyraceous
butyraceous
/ (ˌbjuːtɪˈreɪʃəs) /
adjective
of, containing, or resembling butter
Origin of butyraceous
1C17 butyr-, from Latin būtyrum butter + -aceous
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