Term: tributyrin: a bitter oily triglyceride of butyric acid; a form of butyrin
Broader: ester: formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water | Unrelated: creche: a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for
Broader: ester: formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water | Unrelated: operations: financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records
Broader: ester: formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water | Unrelated: corallorhiza: genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips; widely distributed in temperate regions
Broader: ester: formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water | Unrelated: anaconda: large arboreal boa of tropical South America
Broader: ester: formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water | Unrelated: decrease: a process of becoming smaller or shorter
Broader: ester: formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water | Unrelated: hydroxide ion: the anion OH having one oxygen and one hydrogen atom
Broader: ester: formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water | Unrelated: double-bitted ax: an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head
Broader: ester: formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water | Unrelated: lithograph: duplicator that prints by lithography; a flat surface (of stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the desired pattern
Broader: ester: formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water | Unrelated: headrest: a rest for the head
Broader: ester: formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water | Unrelated: leninism: the political and economic theories of Lenin which provided the guiding doctrine of the Soviet Union; the modification of Marxism by Lenin stressed that imperialism is the highest form of capitalism (which shifts the struggle from developed to underdeveloped countries)