Butyrin

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Butyrin \Bu"ty*rin\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)
     A butyrate of glycerin; a fat contained in small quantity in
     milk, which helps to give to butter its peculiar flavor.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  butyrin
       n : any of three glycerides of butyric acid