hydroxybutyric acid — [hī dräks΄ē byo͞o tir′ik, hīdräks΄ibyo͞o tir′ik] n. any of three isomeric acids, CH3CH(OH)CH2COOH: the beta isomer is found in the urine of diabetics … English World dictionary
hydroxybutyric acid — noun hydroxy derivative of butyric acid • Syn: ↑oxybutyric acid • Hypernyms: ↑butyric acid, ↑butanoic acid • Hyponyms: ↑beta hydroxybutyric acid * * * “+... noun … Useful english dictionary
hydroxybutyric acid — hy·droxy·bu·tyr·ic acid byu̇ .tir ik or ß hy·droxy·bu·tyr·ic acid bāt ə , chiefly Brit bēt ə n a derivative C4H8O3 of butyric acid that is excreted in urine in increased quantities in diabetes called also oxybutyric acid * * * hy·droxy·bu·tyr·ic… … Medical dictionary
hydroxybutyric acid — noun Date: 1879 a hydroxy derivative C4H8O3 of butyric acid that is excreted in increased quantities in the urine in diabetes … New Collegiate Dictionary
hydroxybutyric acid — noun Either of the isomeric compounds formed from a butyric acid by substituting a hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group … Wiktionary
hydroxybutyric acid — /huy drok see byooh tir ik, drok /, Biochem. See ketone body. [1875 80; HYDROXY + BUTYRIC] * * * … Universalium
hydroxybutyric acid — hy•drox′y•bu•tyr′ic ac′id [[t]haɪˈdrɒk si byuˈtɪr ɪk, ˌdrɒk [/t]] n. biochem. one of several volatile liquids of the form C4H8O3, soluble in water, alcohol, and ether, found in the urine of diabetics or made synthetically … From formal English to slang
Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid — γ Hydroxybutyric acid Systematic (IUPAC) name 4 Hydroxybutanoic acid … Wikipedia
beta-Hydroxybutyric acid — IUPAC name 3 Hydroxybutanoic acid … Wikipedia
2-Hydroxybutyric acid — Chembox new ImageFile=2 hydroxybutyric acid.png ImageSize=150px IUPACName=2 Hydroxybutanoic acid OtherNames= alpha hydroxybutyrate Section1= Chembox Identifiers CASNo=565 70 8 PubChem=11266 SMILES=CCC(O)C(=O)O MeSHName=2 hydroxybutyric+acid… … Wikipedia
