GBL

G2B3L1

A form of gamma-butyrolactone — The lactone of 4-hydroxybutyric acid; A colourless liquid used as a solvent or reagent in various industrial uses, as well as a recreational drug.

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Meanings

nounGBL (countable and uncountable, plural GBLs)

plural GBLs

  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of gamma-butyrolactone.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablesemiconductor industryInitialism of graded buffer layer.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gamma-butyrolactone
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