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butylated hydroxytoluene

butylated hydroxytoluene noun: a substituted phenol used as a fat-soluble antioxidant in some food.

Noun

butylated hydroxytoluene (uncountable, abbreviation BHT)

  1. A substituted phenol used as a fat-soluble antioxidant in some food.
    • The Food and Drug Administration earlier this year seized a common food preservative, butylated hydroxytoluene, known simply as BHT, from Life Extension Products in Dania and Hollywood, Fla., after the product had been advertised as a treatment for herpes and AIDS, an agency spokesman said. The...1987 August 30, Katherine Bishop, “Authorities Act Against AIDS 'Cures'”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    E321 when used as an antioxidant

Synonyms of butylated hydroxytoluene

  • E321 when used as an antioxidant

Forms of butylated hydroxytoluene

abbreviationBHT

Questions about butylated hydroxytoluene

What does butylated hydroxytoluene mean?
Butylated hydroxytoluene means a substituted phenol used as a fat-soluble antioxidant in some food.
What part of speech is butylated hydroxytoluene?
Butylated hydroxytoluene is a noun.

Words near butylated hydroxytoluene in the dictionary

  1. butylaniline
  2. butylanilines
  3. butylate
  4. butylated
  5. butylated hydroxyanisole
  6. butylated hydroxytoluene
  7. butylates
  8. butylating
  9. butylation
  10. butylations
  11. butylbenzene

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