HyperDic: oxybutyric_acid

English > 1 sense of the expression oxybutyric acid:
NOUNsubstanceoxybutyric acid, hydroxybutyric acidhydroxy derivative of butyric acid
English > oxybutyric acid: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaninghydroxy derivative of butyric acid.
Synonymhydroxybutyric acid
Narrowerbeta-hydroxybutyric acidbeta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism
Broaderbutyric acid, butanoic acidAn unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter
Spanishácido hidroxibutírico

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