Definition of hydroxybutyric acid
: a hydroxy derivative C4H8O3 of butyric acid that is excreted in increased quantities in the urine in diabetes
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The protective effect may have been caused by the ketone 3-beta-hydroxybutyric acid (3-OHB), the study said.
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First Known Use of hydroxybutyric acid
1879
Medical Dictionary
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β-hydroxybutyric acid
\ˈbāt-ə-, chiefly British ˈbēt-ə-\
medical Definition of hydroxybutyric acid
: a derivative C4H8O3 of butyric acid that is excreted in urine in increased quantities in diabetes — called also
oxybutyric acid
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