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hydroxybutyrate

n. (context chemistry English) any salt or ester of hydroxybutyric acid, but especially of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid

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Usage examples of "hydroxybutyrate".

Trevor poured five shots of Malibu into a glass and mixed in lemon-lime soda from the refrigerator, then added twelve milligrams of gamma hydroxybutyrate from a vial hidden in his tuxedo pocket.

He stepped into the bathroom and removed a fourteen-milligram vial of gamma hydroxybutyrate from the cabinet beneath the sink.

Gamma hydroxybutyrate added to a drink can make a young girl lose consciousness within a quarter of an hour.