: a phenolic antioxidant C15H24O used especially to preserve fats and oils in food

Word History

Etymology

butylated hydroxytoluene

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of BHT was in 1961

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Cite this Entry

“BHT.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/BHT. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

: a phenolic antioxidant C15H24O used especially to preserve fats and oils in food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals

called also butylated hydroxytoluene

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