Definition of butyrate in English:
butyrate
nounˈbjuːtɪreɪtˈbjudəˌreɪt
Chemistry A salt or ester of butyric acid.
Example sentencesExamples
- Anaerobic fermentation of the soluble non-starch polysaccharides from psyllium seed results in the production of the short-chain fatty acids acetate, propionate, and butyrate in the intestines.
- The mixed ester, cellulose acetate butyrate, has better weatherabilitly and finds use as pipe and telephone housings.
- Therefore, production in the stool of the ‘friendly’ short-chain fatty acids, acetate, propionate, and butyrate, is very important and can be assessed with commercially available laboratory testing.
- Adding butyrate to the intravenous solution given to piglets who had parts of their intestine removed caused the intestinal tissue to grow and become functional.
- Hexanal, hexenal, ethyl methyl butyrate, and methyl butyrate showed some significant differences between control and 47% shading treatments.
Definition of butyrate in US English:
butyrate
nounˈbjudəˌreɪtˈbyo͞odəˌrāt
Chemistry A salt or ester of butyric acid.
Example sentencesExamples
- The mixed ester, cellulose acetate butyrate, has better weatherabilitly and finds use as pipe and telephone housings.
- Hexanal, hexenal, ethyl methyl butyrate, and methyl butyrate showed some significant differences between control and 47% shading treatments.
- Anaerobic fermentation of the soluble non-starch polysaccharides from psyllium seed results in the production of the short-chain fatty acids acetate, propionate, and butyrate in the intestines.
- Therefore, production in the stool of the ‘friendly’ short-chain fatty acids, acetate, propionate, and butyrate, is very important and can be assessed with commercially available laboratory testing.
- Adding butyrate to the intravenous solution given to piglets who had parts of their intestine removed caused the intestinal tissue to grow and become functional.