Plural of butyrate; multiple salts or esters of butyric acid used in food, pharmaceuticals, and industry.
Butyrate + -s plural suffix. Standard pluralization of chemistry nomenclature.
Butyrates are added to animal feeds to improve gut health and reduce infections—vets discovered this trick independently from what doctors learned about human gut health, showing how widely important this molecule is.
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