羟基丁酸

羥基丁酸
qiǎngjīdīngsuān
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 hydroxybutyric acid
  2. 2 GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyric acid)

Examples

Qiǎngjīdīngsuān shì yī zhǒng shénjīng dìzhì.
Hydroxybutyric acid is a neurotransmitter.
Gāmǎ qiǎngjīdīngsuān súchēng míjiānyào.
Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid is colloquially known as a date-rape drug.

Tips

usage
Refers most often to gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), a controlled substance. The character (qiǎng) is a chemistry-only abbreviation combining hydrogen and oxygen, hence 'hydroxyl'.

Stroke Order

qiǎng
dīng
suān