hydroxybutyrate

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noun

any salt or ester of hydroxybutyric acid, but especially of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid.

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Meanings

nounhydroxybutyrate (plural hydroxybutyrates)

plural hydroxybutyrates

  1. chemistryany salt or ester of hydroxybutyric acid, but especially of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid.

Origin

From hydroxy + butyrate.

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

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