butyric acid

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   an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter

   Synonymsbutanoic acid

   Broadersaturated fatty acid

   Narrowerhydroxybutyric acid

Questions about butyric acid

What does butyric acid mean?

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

What is another word for butyric acid?

Close synonyms include butanoic 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.