BUTYRACEOUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Having the qualities of butter or yielding or containing a substance like butter

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

butterfat (the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made)

Derivation:

butter (an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use)