butanoic acid

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   an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter

   Synonymsbutyric acid

   Broadersaturated fatty acid

   Narrowerhydroxybutyric acid

Questions about butanoic acid

What does butanoic acid mean?

butanoic acid means "an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter".

What is another word for butanoic acid?

Close synonyms include butyric acid. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.