hydroxybutyric acid

[ hahy-drok-see-byoo-tir-ik, -drok- ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. ketone body.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydroxybutyric acid¹

First recorded in 1875–80; hydroxy- + butyric

Example Sentences

Then Dr. Rose succeeded in isolating another protein component: alpha -amino -beta -hydroxybutyric acid.

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