Chem. [f. TRI- 5 a + BUTYRIN.] Glycerol tributyrate, C15H26O6, the compound ether or ester of glycerin and butyric acid: cf. TRIACETIN: a colorless oily liquid, boiling at 285°C., the characteristic constituent of butter-fat.
1855. Q. Jrnl. Chem. Soc., VII. 282.
1863–72. Watts, Dict. Chem., I. 697. Tributyrin … is a neutral, oily liquid, with an odour analogous to that of [monobutyrin and dibutyrin], and a pungent taste, with irritating aftertaste.
