"hydroxybutyrate" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hydroxybutyrates [plural]
Etymology: From hydroxy + butyrate. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hydroxy|butyrate}} hydroxy + butyrate Head templates: {{en-noun}} hydroxybutyrate (plural hydroxybutyrates)
  1. (chemistry) any salt or ester of hydroxybutyric acid, but especially of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid. Derived forms: gamma-hydroxybutyrate

Inflected forms

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