hydroxybutyric

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the hydroxybutyric acids or their derivatives

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Meanings

adjectivehydroxybutyric (comparative more hydroxybutyric, superlative most hydroxybutyric)

comparative more hydroxybutyric · superlative most hydroxybutyric

  1. Of or pertaining to the hydroxybutyric acids or their derivatives

Origin

From hydroxy + butyric.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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