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dictionary says butyric acid: colorless, strong-smelling fatty acid found in rancid butter, perspiration, etc. could the connotation of "butyraceous" be rancid-butter smell?
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aha! butyeraldehyde, butyric acid: similar but different substances, all using latin root "butyrum" — so, word NOT spoiled, butyraceous just buttery NOT rancid, pardon my etymological almost-spoiler.