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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A substance found in butter, which, with butyrin and caprone, gives the butter its peculiar taste and odor. It is a compound of capric acid and glycerin, or a caprate of glycerin.
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- noun organic chemistry The
triglyceride ofcapric acid ; a constituent ofbutterfat
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