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oxy·bu·tyr·ic ac·id (ok″se-bu-tirґik) hydroxybutyric acid.
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oxybutyric acid
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oxybutyric acid — noun hydroxy derivative of butyric acid • Syn: ↑hydroxybutyric acid • Hypernyms: ↑butyric acid, ↑butanoic acid • Hyponyms: ↑beta hydroxybutyric acid … Useful english dictionary
hydroxybutyric acid — hy·droxy·bu·tyr·ic acid byu̇ .tir ik or ß hy·droxy·bu·tyr·ic acid bāt ə , chiefly Brit bēt ə n a derivative C4H8O3 of butyric acid that is excreted in urine in increased quantities in diabetes called also oxybutyric acid * * * hy·droxy·bu·tyr·ic… … Medical dictionary
hydroxybutyric acid — noun hydroxy derivative of butyric acid • Syn: ↑oxybutyric acid • Hypernyms: ↑butyric acid, ↑butanoic acid • Hyponyms: ↑beta hydroxybutyric acid * * * “+... noun … Useful english dictionary
butanoic acid — noun an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter • Syn: ↑butyric acid • Hypernyms: ↑saturated fatty acid • Hyponyms: ↑hydroxybutyric acid, ↑oxybutyric acid … Useful english dictionary
beta-hydroxybutyric acid — noun beta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism • Hypernyms: ↑ketone body, ↑acetone body, ↑hydroxybutyric acid, ↑oxybutyric acid … Useful english dictionary
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