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What does butyrin mean?

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Noun
  1. (organic chemistry) The triglyceride of butyric acid; the principal constituent of butterfat
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When combined with butyrin and water, it made a cheap and more-or-less palatable butter substitute.
The flavor of the fat is due to the presence of a small amount of butyrin, which is an ethereal salt of butyric acid.
Oleomargarine differs from butter mainly in the fact that a smaller amount of butyrin is present.

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