"gamma-hydroxybutyric acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gamma-hydroxybutyric acids [plural], as: GHB [abbreviation]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=gamma-hydroxybutyric acid}} gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (plural gamma-hydroxybutyric acids)
  1. (biochemistry) A naturally-occurring biochemical of uncertain function; sometimes used as a recreational drug Wikipedia link: gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid Categories (topical): Biochemistry Translations (chemical): gammahydroxybutaanzuur [neuter] (Dutch), gammahydroksivoihappo (Finnish), 4-Hydroxybutansäure [feminine] (German), на́трия оксибутира́т (nátrija oksibutirát) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-gamma-hydroxybutyric_acid-en-noun-tTQkHFap Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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