butyric

[byoo-tir-ik]

bu·tyr·ic

[byoo-tir-ik]
adjective Chemistry.
pertaining to or derived from butyric acid.

Origin:
1820–30; < Latin būtȳr(um) butter + -ic

bu·tyr·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Butyric is always a great word to know.
So is cyanide. Does it mean:
a salt of hydrocyanic acid, such as potassium cyanide, KCN
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C10H14N2, found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide
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butyric

adjective
relating to or producing butyric acid 
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