debutyration

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ butyration.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˌbjuːtaɪˈɹeɪʃən/

Noun

debutyration (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) Any reaction that removes one or more butyl groups from a molecule.
   • 2022, Lingjin Li et al., “Butyl Group Distribution, Intestinal Digestion, and Colonic Fermentation Characteristics of Different Butyrylated Starches”, in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry‎^[1], volume 70, number 10, ACS Publications, →ISSN:

     The digested butyrylated starch was subjected to a debutyration process before chain length distribution analysis.