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/byooh'teuh ray"sheuhs/, adj.of the nature of, resembling, or containing butter.[1660-70; < L butyr(um) BUTTER + -ACEOUS]
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butyraceous
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Butyraceous — Bu ty*ra ceous, a. [L. butyrum butter. See {Butter}.] Having the qualities of butter; resembling butter. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
butyraceous — [byo͞ot΄ər ā′shəs] adj. [L butyrum (see BUTTER) + ACEOUS] of, like, or producing butter … English World dictionary
butyraceous — adjective Of, pertaining to or containing butter; buttery … Wiktionary
butyraceous — Buttery in consistency. * * * bu·ty·ra·ceous (bu″tə raґshəs) of a buttery consistency … Medical dictionary
butyraceous — adj. produces butter … English contemporary dictionary
butyraceous — bu·tyr·a·ceous … English syllables
butyraceous — bu•tyr•a•ceous [[t]ˌbyu təˈreɪ ʃəs[/t]] adj. chem. of, resembling, or containing butter • Etymology: 1660–70; < L būtȳr(um) butter+ aceous … From formal English to slang
butyraceous — Resembling butter … Grandiloquent dictionary
butyraceous — /ˌbjutəˈreɪʃəs/ (say .byoohtuh rayshuhs) adjective of the nature of, resembling, or containing butter. {Latin būtyrum butter + aceous} …
butyraceous — adjective having the qualities of butter or yielding or containing a substance like butter • Pertains to noun: ↑butterfat • Derivationally related forms: ↑butter … Useful english dictionary
