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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First Known Use of hydroxybutyric acid
1879
Medical Dictionary
noun
hy·droxy·bu·tyr·ic acid
\
-byu̇-ˌtir-ik-
\
variants:
or
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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