hydroxybutanoate

noun

A salt or ester of hydroxybutanoic acid.

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Meanings

nounhydroxybutanoate (plural hydroxybutanoates)

plural hydroxybutanoates

  1. A salt or ester of hydroxybutanoic acid.

Origin

From hydroxybutanoic acid + -ate.

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APA

hydroxybutanoate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxybutanoate

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“hydroxybutanoate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxybutanoate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydroxybutanoate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxybutanoate.

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