beta-hydroxybutyric acid

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   beta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism

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Questions about beta-hydroxybutyric acid

What does beta-hydroxybutyric acid mean?

beta-hydroxybutyric acid means "beta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism".

Is beta-hydroxybutyric acid a common word?

beta-hydroxybutyric acid is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.