butyric
Sour milk smell
Butyric describes something relating to or derived from butter.
The term appears almost exclusively in *butyric acid*, a fatty acid responsible for the rancid smell of spoiled butter and the distinctive odor of vomit, parmesan cheese, and body odor.
The lab reeked of butyric acid.
Ruined or overindulged
- rottenDecomposed or corrupt
- sourSharp, biting taste
- offNot functioning
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
foul · stale · decayed · turned · curdled · malodorous · fetid · rank
Butter with milk removed
Not requiring oxygen
- lactobacillusAcid-producing beneficial bacterium
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- culturesCollective human practices
- microorganismsMicroscopic living entities
probiotics · bioreactor · enzymes · silage · ensilage · rumen · yogurt · kefir
Forming esters chemically
- hydrolysisWater-induced bond cleavage
- biochemistryScience of living chemistry
- lipidsWater-insoluble biomolecules
- triglyceridesThree-chained fat molecules
glycerides · saponification · metabolism · enzymatic · hydrocarbon · ketones · aldehydes · catalyst
spoiled
Ruined or overindulged
putrid · foul · stale · decayed · turned · curdled · malodorous · fetid · rank · vomit
ghee
Butter with milk removed
parmesan · romano · milk · buttermilk · dairy · fatty · richness
anaerobic
Not requiring oxygen
- lactobacillusAcid-producing beneficial bacterium
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- culturesCollective human practices
microorganisms · probiotics · bioreactor · enzymes · silage · ensilage · rumen · yogurt · kefir · sauerkraut
esterification
Forming esters chemically
- hydrolysisWater-induced bond cleavage
- biochemistryScience of living chemistry
- lipidsWater-insoluble biomolecules
triglycerides · glycerides · saponification · metabolism · enzymatic · hydrocarbon · ketones · aldehydes · catalyst · reactivity