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View definitions for butyraceous

butyraceous

adjective as in buttery

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adjective as in oily

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At lower temperatures it becomes concrete and butyraceous; and afterwards fuses at 90°.

A green butyraceous matter, obtained from Asagra officinalis.

By agitation with water, it is separated into two oils—one lighter, the other heavier, than water; the last is butyraceous.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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