BHT

noun

ˌbē-ˌāch-ˈtē 

: a phenolic antioxidant C₁₅H₂₄O used especially to preserve fats and oils in food

Examples of BHT in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tyson Foods will also eliminate the preservatives BHA/BHT as well as titanium dioxide, a white pigment. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025

Florida proposed legislation to ban schools serving food containing BHA, ADA, BHT and BVO, and many other additives. —Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 July 2025

However, there is not enough research to determine how safe BHT is in medicinal doses or on the skin. —Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025

Bosnia & Herzegovina Public network BHT 1 is the Bosnian home of the Oscars. —Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025

These include corn, corn syrup, artificial coloring or flavoring, BHT, BHA and meat byproducts. —Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025

Here are the average breath-hold times (BHT), plus and minus standard deviations, for the five holds: This progression is partly a result of the spleen’s extra red blood cells in action. —Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

butylated hydroxytoluene

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

BHT

noun

ˌbē-ˌāch-ˈtē 

: a phenolic antioxidant C₁₅H₂₄O used especially to preserve fats and oils in food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals

called also butylated hydroxytoluene