butyrin

butyrin is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A butyrate of glycerin; a fat contained in small quantity in milk, which helps to give to butter its peculiar flavor.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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