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HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hydroxy derivative of butyric acid
Synonyms:
hydroxybutyric acid; oxybutyric acid
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hydroxybutyric acid" is a kind of...):
butanoic acid; butyric acid (an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hydroxybutyric acid"):
beta-hydroxybutyric acid (beta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism)
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