Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gamma-hydroxybutyrate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: gam-ma-hy-drox-y-bu-tyrate
IPA

47

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

7

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any salt or ester of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, especially the sodium or potassium salts used as the drug "fantasy".

Etymology

From gamma-hydroxybutyric acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Inflected Forms

gamma-hydroxybutyrates (plural)

Phrases

gamma-butyrolactone

Frequently Paired Words

gamma-butyrolactone

Synonyms

GBH GHB battery acid cherry meth date rape drug easy lay everclear fantasy G Georgia Home Boy goop grievous bodily harm

Questions

What does gamma-hydroxybutyrate mean?: Any salt or ester of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, especially the sodium or potassium salts used as the drug "fantasy".
Where does gamma-hydroxybutyrate come from?: From gamma-hydroxybutyric acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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