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hydroxybutyrate
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hydroxy
+
butyrate
Noun
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hydroxybutyrate
(
plural
hydroxybutyrates
)
(
chemistry
)
any
salt
or
ester
of
hydroxybutyric acid
, but especially of
gamma-hydroxybutyric acid
.
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gamma-hydroxybutyrate
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