adj.
Resembling butter in appearance, consistency, or chemical properties.
[Latin būtȳrum, butter; see butter + -ACEOUS.]
butyraceous
Dictionary:
bu·ty·ra·ceous (byū'tə-rā'shəs) 
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(byū'tə-rā'shəs) or bu·ty·rous (byū'tə-rəs)
adj.
adj.
Buttery in consistency.
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Of a buttery consistency.
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
having the qualities of butter or yielding or containing a substance like butter
Pertains to noun: butterfat (meaning #1)
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| Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved. Read more |
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