butyrousadj.
/ˈbjuːtɪrəs/ Of the quality or nature of butter; butyraceous, buttery.
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the world > food and drink > food > dairy produce > butter > [adjective]
butterya1398
butterish1542
butyraceous1669
butyrous1682
the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [adjective] > buttery
butteryc1450
butterish1542
butter-like1600
butyraceous1669
butyrous1682
1682 R. Boyle Contin. New Exper. Physico-mech.: 2nd Pt. 117 To separate the Butyrous from the Caseous part.
1689 G. Harvey Art of curing Dis. by Expectation vi. 39.
1774 A. Hunter Georgical Ess. (1803) III. 257 The cream was of a thick butyrous consistence.
Derivatives
ˈbutyrousness n. buttery quality.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [noun] > buttery quality
butteriness1528
butyrousness1662
the world > food and drink > food > dairy produce > butter > [noun] > quality
butteriness1528
butyrousness1662
1662 H. Stubbe Indian Nectar iii. 42 You may easily perceive in a rich nut..an extraordinary butyrousness.
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