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Definition of "hydroxybutyrate" [hydroxybutyrate]

  • Any salt or ester of hydroxybutyric acid, but especially of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (noun)

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Use "hydroxybutyrate" in a sentence
  • "However, the chemical compound of these beads included the then unknown “date rape” drug gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB)."
  • "In place of glucose, the liver uses fat molecules to make acetoacetate and hydroxybutyrate, two compounds known as ketones."
  • "And I went in with the intent to give women, not knowing where the drink came from, a drink under the presumption that it contained gamma hydroxybutyrate, GHB, a date rape drug."