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hydroxybutanoate

hydroxybutanoate noun: a salt or ester of hydroxybutanoic acid.

Noun

hydroxybutanoate (plural hydroxybutanoates)

  1. A salt or ester of hydroxybutanoic acid.

Forms of hydroxybutanoate

pluralhydroxybutanoates

Origin of hydroxybutanoate

From hydroxybutanoic acid + -ate.

Questions about hydroxybutanoate

What does hydroxybutanoate mean?
Hydroxybutanoate means a salt or ester of hydroxybutanoic acid.
What part of speech is hydroxybutanoate?
Hydroxybutanoate is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxybutanoate?
The plural of hydroxybutanoate is hydroxybutanoates.

Words near hydroxybutanoate in the dictionary

  1. hydroxybenzotriazole
  2. hydroxybenzyl
  3. hydroxybenzyls
  4. hydroxybromolactone
  5. hydroxybromolactones
  6. hydroxybutanoate
  7. hydroxybutanoates
  8. hydroxybutyrate
  9. hydroxybutyrates
  10. hydroxybutyric
  11. hydroxybutyric acid

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