butyraceous
[byoo-tuh-rey-shuh s]
adjective
of the nature of, resembling, or containing butter.
RELATED WORDS
buttery, waxy, slippery, creamy, oiled, lubricant, lustrous, polished, rich, sleek, smooth, soapy, soothing, swimming, unctuous, adipose, oleaginous, lardy, lubricous, saponaceous
Origin of butyraceous
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By 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 IIArnold Cooley
At lower temperatures it becomes concrete and butyraceous; and afterwards fuses at 90°.
butyraceous
adjective
Word Origin for butyraceous
C17 butyr-, from Latin būtyrum butter + -aceous
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butyraceous
[byōō′tə-rā′shəs]
adj.
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