HyperDic: beta-hydroxybutyric_acid

English > 1 sense of the expression beta-hydroxybutyric acid:
NOUNsubstancebeta-hydroxybutyric acidbeta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism
English > beta-hydroxybutyric acid: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaningbeta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism.
Broaderhydroxybutyric acid, oxybutyric acidhydroxy derivative of butyric acid
ketone body, acetone bodyA ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown of fats in the body

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