Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun beta-hydroxybutyric_acid

1 sense of beta-hydroxybutyric acid

Sense 1
beta-hydroxybutyric acid -- (beta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism)
       => ketone body, acetone body -- (a ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown of fats in the body; any of three compounds (acetoacetic acid, acetone, and/or beta-hydroxybutyric acid) found in excess in blood and urine of persons with metabolic disorders)
       => hydroxybutyric acid, oxybutyric acid -- (hydroxy derivative of butyric acid)