English
Noun
hydroxybutyric acid
#chemistry either of the isomeric compounds formed from a butyric acid by substituting a hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group
#* alphahydroxybutyric acid - 2-hydroxy-butanoic acid
#* betahydroxybutyric acid - 3-hydroxy-butanoic acid
#* gammahydroxybutyric acid - 4-hydroxy-butanoic acid
#* 2-hydroxy, 2-methylpropanoic acid
#* 3-hydroxy, 2-methylpropanoic acid
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