butylated hydroxytoluene

abbreviation BHT

1. uncountablechemistryA substituted phenol used as a fat-soluble antioxidant in some food.

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   The Food and Drug Administration earlier this year seized a common food preservative, butylated hydroxytoluene, known simply as BHT, from Life Extension Products in Dania and Hollywood, Fla., after the product had been advertised as a treatment for herpes and AIDS, an agency spokesman said. The agency said the claims had not been proved in scientific tests.

   1987 August 30, Katherine Bishop, “Authorities Act Against AIDS 'Cures'”, in The New York Times

   Synonyms: E321 when used as an antioxidant