羟基丁酸

羥基丁酸
qiǎngjīdīngsuān
noun

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 7-9
Qiǎngjī dīngsuān shì yì zhǒng shénjīng dìzhì.
Hydroxybutyric acid is a neurotransmitter.
HSK 7-9
γ-羟基丁酸俗称迷奸药。
γ - qiǎngjī dīngsuān 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 羟 (qiǎng) is a chemistry-only abbreviation combining 氢 hydrogen and 氧 oxygen, hence 'hydroxyl'.

Stroke Order

羟 qiǎng
基 jī
丁 dīng
酸 suān