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Definition of Butanoic acid
1. Noun. An unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter.
Generic synonyms: Saturated Fatty Acid
Specialized synonyms: Hydroxybutyric Acid, Oxybutyric Acid
Definition of Butanoic acid
1. Noun. (organic compound) The chemical compound with the formula CH3(CH2)2COOH, a short chain fatty acid; its glyceride is one of the principle components of the flavour of butter. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Butanoic acid
1. Systematic name for normal n-butyric acid. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Butanoic Acid
Literary usage of Butanoic acid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Textbook of Organic Chemistry by Joseph Scudder Chamberlain (1921)
"... Iso-propyl butyrate butanoic acid propane-i-etter (2) Isomerism due to different
acyl or alkyl radicals which make the total carbon content the same, ..."
2. Organic Chemistry for the Laboratory by William Albert Noyes (1911)
"Hill: Ibid, 160, 296; Baeyer: Ibid, 278, 101. to grams normal butyric acid (butanoic
acid). 25 grams quicklime. ..."
3. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial ScienceChemistry - (1899)
"... action of hy- action of light and oxygen on, »39 Dichlor-3 . 4-butanoic acid,
95 drolytic agents on, 265 silver compounds on, 9 Diethylene diamine, ..."
4. A Text Book of Organic Chemistry by William Albert Noyes (1903)
"... possible to start with methyl alcohol and prepare from it, synthetically, the
whole series of normal fatty acids. Normal Butyric Acid, or butanoic acid, ..."
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