Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A salt of butyric acid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A salt of butyric acid.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry Any
salt orester ofbutyric acid
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Rudy cannot connect the dots between 9/11 and "Aqua Dots" (the recalled toy whose small beads metabolized into gamma hydroxy butyrate aka the date rape drug).
Susie Hoeller: Tainted Food and Dangerous Toys: Will a "Consumer President" emerge in 2008? 2008
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They also produce a chemical called butyrate, which is an important fuel for the cells of the intestinal wall, "Wilcks added.
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They also produce a chemical called butyrate, which is an important fuel for the cells of the intestinal wall, "Wilcks added.
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They also produce a chemical called butyrate, which is an important fuel for the cells of the intestinal wall, "Wilcks added.
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They also produce a chemical called butyrate, which is an important fuel for the cells of the intestinal wall, "Wilcks added.
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They also produce a chemical called butyrate, which is an important fuel for the cells of the intestinal wall, "Wilcks added.
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They also produce a chemical called butyrate, which is an important fuel for the cells of the intestinal wall ".
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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They also produce a chemical called butyrate, which is an important fuel for the cells of the intestinal wall, "Wilcks added.
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They also produce a chemical called butyrate, which is an important fuel for the cells of the intestinal wall ".
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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They also produce a chemical called butyrate, which is an important fuel for the cells of the intestinal wall, "Wilcks added.
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Butyrate (pronounced “byoo-ter-ate”) plays an important role in digestive system health by providing the main energy source for your colon cells; it meets about 70% of their energy needs.
What is Butyrate and What Can It Do? Cleveland Clinic 2022
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