hydroxybutyric acid

English

Etymology

hydroxy- +‎ butyric acid

Noun

hydroxybutyric acid (plural hydroxybutyric acids)

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