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gamma-hydroxybutyrate

gamma-hydroxybutyrate noun: any salt or ester of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, especially the sodium or potassium salts used as the drug "fantasy".

Noun

gamma-hydroxybutyrate (plural gamma-hydroxybutyrates)

  1. Any salt or ester of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, especially the sodium or potassium salts used as the drug "fantasy".
    Synonyms:
    GBH, GHB, battery acid, cherry meth, date rape drug, easy lay, everclear, fantasy, G, Georgia Home Boy

Synonyms of gamma-hydroxybutyrate

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Forms of gamma-hydroxybutyrate

pluralgamma-hydroxybutyrates

Origin of gamma-hydroxybutyrate

From gamma-hydroxybutyric acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Questions about gamma-hydroxybutyrate

What does gamma-hydroxybutyrate mean?
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate means any salt or ester of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, especially the sodium or potassium salts used as the drug "fantasy".
What part of speech is gamma-hydroxybutyrate?
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate is a noun.
What is the plural of gamma-hydroxybutyrate?
The plural of gamma-hydroxybutyrate is gamma-hydroxybutyrates.

Words near gamma-hydroxybutyrate in the dictionary

  1. gamma-aminobutyric acid
  2. gamma-angio-encephalography
  3. gamma-butyrolactone
  4. gamma-encephalography
  5. gamma-glutamyltransferase
  6. gamma-hydroxybutyrate
  7. gamma-hydroxybutyrates
  8. gamma-hydroxybutyric acid
  9. gamma-hydroxybutyric acids
  10. gamma-iron
  11. gamma-ray

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