"oxybate" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɑk.səˌbeɪt/ [General-American] Forms: oxybates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} oxybate (plural oxybates)
  1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) Contraction of gamma-hydroxybutyrate. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: gamma-hydroxybutyrate Derived forms: sodium oxybate

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