oxybutyric acid
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| Noun | 1. | oxybutyric acid - hydroxy derivative of butyric acid butanoic acid, butyric acid - an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter beta-hydroxybutyric acid - beta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism |