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hydroxybutyric acid

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  • noun organic chemistry Either of the isomeric compounds formed from a butyric acid by substituting a hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group

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  • noun hydroxy derivative of butyric acid

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hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. butanoic acid
  2. butyric acid

hyponyms (1)

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  1. beta-hydroxybutyric acid

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