| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| butyrin |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bu·ty·rin |
| PRONUNCIATION: | by t r- n |
| NOUN: | Any of three isomeric glyceryl esters of butyric acid, naturally present in butter. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French butyrine, from Latin b t rum, butter. See butter.
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