hydroxybutyric acid

noun hy·droxy·bu·tyr·ic acid \hī-ˌdräk-sē-byu̇-ˈtir-ik-\

Definition of HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID

: a hydroxy derivative C₄H₈O₃ of butyric acid that is excreted in increased quantities in the urine in diabetes

1879

Medical Dictionary

noun hy·droxy·bu·tyr·ic acid \-byu̇-ˌtir-ik-\

: 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 acid or β–hy·droxy·bu·tyr·ic acid \ˈbāt-ə-, chiefly British ˈbēt-ə-\

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