DefinitionA <BUTANOIC ACID COMPOUND> is a <CARBOXYLIC ACID COMPOUND> mainly consisting of butyric acid, also known under the systematic name butanoic acid: a carboxylic acid with the structural formula CH3CH2CH2-COOH
Butyric acid is found in rancid butter, parmesan cheese, vomit, and body odor and has an unpleasant smell and acrid taste, with a sweetish aftertaste (similar to ether).