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hydroxybutyric

hydroxybutyric adjective: of or pertaining to the hydroxybutyric acids or their derivatives.

Adjective

hydroxybutyric (comparative more hydroxybutyric, superlative most hydroxybutyric)

  1. Of or pertaining to the hydroxybutyric acids or their derivatives

Forms of hydroxybutyric

comparativemore hydroxybutyric
superlativemost hydroxybutyric

Origin of hydroxybutyric

From hydroxy + butyric.

Words formed from hydroxybutyric

Phrases with hydroxybutyric

Questions about hydroxybutyric

What does hydroxybutyric mean?
Hydroxybutyric means of or pertaining to the hydroxybutyric acids or their derivatives.
What part of speech is hydroxybutyric?
Hydroxybutyric is an adjective.

Words near hydroxybutyric in the dictionary

  1. hydroxybromolactones
  2. hydroxybutanoate
  3. hydroxybutanoates
  4. hydroxybutyrate
  5. hydroxybutyrates
  6. hydroxybutyric
  7. hydroxybutyric acid
  8. hydroxybutyric acids
  9. hydroxycalciferol
  10. hydroxycancrinite
  11. hydroxycarbamate

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