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gamma-butyrolactone

gamma-butyrolactone noun: 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.

Noun

gamma-butyrolactone (uncountable)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    G, GBL

Synonyms of gamma-butyrolactone

Questions about gamma-butyrolactone

What does gamma-butyrolactone mean?
Gamma-butyrolactone means 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.
What part of speech is gamma-butyrolactone?
Gamma-butyrolactone is a noun.

Words near gamma-butyrolactone in the dictionary

  1. Gamma variant
  2. gamma wave
  3. gamma waves
  4. gamma-aminobutyric acid
  5. gamma-angio-encephalography
  6. gamma-butyrolactone
  7. gamma-encephalography
  8. gamma-glutamyltransferase
  9. gamma-hydroxybutyrate
  10. gamma-hydroxybutyrates
  11. gamma-hydroxybutyric acid

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