💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hydroxybutyrate"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| acetoacetatenoun | (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of acetoacetic acid |
| dehydrogenasenoun | (biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds. |
| hydroxybutanoatenoun | A salt or ester of hydroxybutanoic acid. |
| hydroxybutyric acidnoun | (organic chemistry) Either of the isomeric compounds formed from a butyric acid by substituting a hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group |
| polyhydroxybutyratenoun | (organic chemistry) Any polyester derived from a hydroxybutyric acid |
| gamma-hydroxybutyric acidnoun | (organic chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology) A naturally-occurring biochemical of uncertain function; sometimes used as a recreational drug. |
| hydroxyglutaratenoun | (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a hydroxyglutaric acid. |
| butyratenoun | (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of butyric acid. |
| hydroxyalkanoatenoun | (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a hydroxyalkanoic acid |
| isobutyratenoun | (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of isobutyric acid |
| hydroxymethylglutaratenoun | A salt or ester of hydroxymethylglutaric acid. |
| hydroxybenzoatenoun | Any salt or ester of hydroxybenzoic acid |
| hydroxypyruvatenoun | (chemistry) A salt or ester of hydroxypyruvic acid. |
| butanoatenoun | (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of butanoic acid |
| oxybatenoun | (organic chemistry, pharmacology) Contraction of gamma-hydroxybutyrate. [(chemistry) Any salt or ester of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, especially the sodium or potassium salts used as the drug "fantasy".] |
| ketobutyratenoun | (organic chemistry) A salt or ester of ketobutyric acid. |
| gamma-butyrolactonenoun | (chemistry, pharmacology) The lactone of 4-hydroxybutyric acid; A colourless liquid used as a solvent or reagent in various industrial uses, as well as a recreational drug. |
| hydroxyglutaric acidnoun | (organic chemistry) Any hydroxy derivative of glutaric acid, but especially 2-hydroxyglutaric acid which has biological activity |
| gammabutyrolactonenoun | Alternative form of gamma-butyrolactone. [(chemistry, pharmacology) The lactone of 4-hydroxybutyric acid; A colourless liquid used as a solvent or reagent in various industrial uses, as well as a recreational drug.] |
| hydrobromidenoun | (organic chemistry) A compound of hydrobromic acid with an organic base (distinguished from a bromide, in which only the bromine unites with the base). |
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