"gamma-hydroxybutyrate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gamma-hydroxybutyrates [plural]
Etymology: From gamma-hydroxybutyric acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|gamma-hydroxybutyric acid|-ate|id2=chemical|t2=salt or ester}} gamma-hydroxybutyric acid + -ate (“salt or ester”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gamma-hydroxybutyrate (plural gamma-hydroxybutyrates)
  1. (chemistry) Any salt or ester of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, especially the sodium or potassium salts used as the drug "fantasy". Categories (topical): Chemistry, Recreational drugs Related terms: gamma-butyrolactone Translations (chemstry: salt or ester of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid): gammahydroksibutyraatti (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-gamma-hydroxybutyrate-en-noun-ZmQmwswd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (chemical), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Synonyms: GBH, GHB [abbreviation] Synonyms (slang terms for GHB): battery acid, cherry meth, date rape drug, easy lay, everclear, fantasy, G, Georgia Home Boy, goop, grievous bodily harm, jib, liquid ecstasy, liquid G, liquid X, organic Quaalude, salty war, salty water, scoop, sleep 500, soap, vita G, zonked

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