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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.
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Words nearby butyraceous
butylene, butylene group, butyl group, butyl nitrite, butyl rubber, butyraceous, butyral, butyraldehyde, butyrate, butyrellite, butyric
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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
Word Origin for butyraceous
C17 butyr-, from Latin būtyrum butter + -aceous
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