butyrate

[ byoo-tuh-reyt ]

nounChemistry.
  1. a salt or ester of butyric acid.

Origin of butyrate

1
First recorded in 1870–75; butyr(ic acid) + -ate2

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British Dictionary definitions for butyrate

butyrate

/ (ˈbjuːtɪˌreɪt) /


noun
  1. any salt or ester of butyric acid, containing the monovalent group C 3 H 7 COO- or ion C 3 H 7 COO

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Scientific definitions for butyrate

butyrate

[ byōōtə-rāt′ ]


  1. A salt or ester of butyric acid, containing the radical C3H7CO.

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