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BUTYRACEOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
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)