Definitions for butyrate

butyrate bu·tyr·ate

Spelling: [byoo-tuh-reyt]
IPA: /ˈbyu təˌreɪt/

Butyrate is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 239 anagrams from letters in butyrate (aberttuy).

Definitions for butyrate

noun

  1. a salt or ester of butyric acid.

Origin of butyrate

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

Examples for butyrate

butyrate of ammonia is used for the same purpose by a number of French tanners.

Hence, butyrate of lime is the final result of the catalytic action in the process we have here recommended.

Word Value for butyrate
Scrable

13

Words with friends

14

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