Definition of "butyrate" [bu•ty•rate]

• A salt or ester of butyric acid. (noun)

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• "Rudy cannot connect the dots between 9/11 and "Aqua Dots" (the recalled toy whose small beads metabolized into gamma hydroxy butyrate aka the date rape drug)."
• "They also produce a chemical called butyrate, which is an important fuel for the cells of the intestinal wall "."
• "They also produce a chemical called butyrate, which is an important fuel for the cells of the intestinal wall, "Wilcks added."