butyric acid butyric • butyrically · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · butyric acid · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 12 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter. Synonyms: butyric acid, butanoic acid. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · butanoic acid · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 b latin small letter b U+0062 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 i latin small letter i U+0069 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075 y latin small letter y U+0079