oxybutyric

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adjective

hydroxybutyric

“beta-oxybutyric acid”

Scrabble 27
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Meanings

adjectiveoxybutyric (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparablechemistryhydroxybutyric

    beta-oxybutyric acid

Origin

From oxy- + butyric.

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APA

oxybutyric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxybutyric

MLA

“oxybutyric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxybutyric. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxybutyric,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxybutyric.

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