hydroxybutyric acid
noun
hy·droxy·bu·tyr·ic acid
hī-ˌdräk-sē-byu̇-ˈtir-ik-
: a hydroxy derivative C4H8O3 of butyric acid that is excreted in increased quantities in the urine in diabetes
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