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BHA

BHA is the initialism of butylated hydroxyanisole.

BHA is the initialism of Brighton & Hove Albion.

Meaning of butylated hydroxyanisole

Noun

butylated hydroxyanisole (uncountable, abbreviation BHA)

  1. Either of two isomers of tertiary butyl-4-hydroxyanisole used as a fat-soluble antioxidant in some food.
    • Although BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) and BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) are avoided by some consumers because several studies have suggested they may be toxic or carcinogenic (they are banned in Britain), these antioxidants have also been shown to inhibit the action of cancer-causing chemicals...1985 May 1, Jane E. Brody, “PERSONAL HEALTH; HOW INNOVATIONS AFFECT SAFETY AND NUTRITION”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    E320 when used as an antioxidant

Questions about BHA

What is BHA the initialism of?
BHA is the initialism of butylated hydroxyanisole.

Words near BHA in the dictionary

  1. BGRs
  2. bgs
  3. BGSU
  4. BGT
  5. BH
  6. BHA
  7. bhaaji
  8. bhaajis
  9. bhaang
  10. bhabar
  11. Bhabhan

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Adapted from Wiktionary: BHA (page history and authors); butylated hydroxyanisole (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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