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hydroxybutyric acid en · NOUN

Etymology

From hydroxy- + butyric acid.

Meanings

  1. Either of the isomeric compounds formed from a butyric acid by substituting a hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group
    • betahydroxybutyric acid - 3-hydroxy-butanoic acid
    • gammahydroxybutyric acid - 4-hydroxy-butanoic acid
    • 2-hydroxy, 2-methylpropanoic acid
    • alphahydroxybutyric acid - 2-hydroxy-butanoic acid
    • 3-hydroxy, 2-methylpropanoic acid

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