butyraceous [ byoo-tuh-rey-shuhs ]
adjective
1. of the nature of, resembling, or containing butter.
WORDS RELATED TO BUTYRACEOUS
buttery, waxy, slippery, creamy, oiled, lubricant, lustrous, polished, rich, sleek, smooth, soapy, soothing, swimming, unctuous, adipose, oleaginous, lardy, lubricative, lubricous
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Origin: 1660–70; < Latin būtȳr(um) butter + -aceous
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB FOR BUTYRACEOUS
By agitation with water, it is separated into two oils—one lighter, the other heavier, than water; the last is butyraceous.
COOLEY'S PRACTICAL RECEIPTS, VOLUME II|ARNOLD COOLEY
At lower temperatures it becomes concrete and butyraceous; and afterwards fuses at 90°.
A DICTIONARY OF ARTS, MANUFACTURES AND MINES|ANDREW URE
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