butylated hydroxytoluene

English

Noun

butylated hydroxytoluene (uncountable) (abbreviation BHT)

1. (organic chemistry) A substituted phenol used as a fat-soluble antioxidant in some food.
   • 1987 August 30, Katherine Bishop, “Authorities Act Against AIDS 'Cures'”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     The Food and Drug Administration earlier this year seized a common food preservative, butylated hydroxytoluene, known simply as BHT, from Life Extension Products in Dania and Hollywood, Fla., after the product had been advertised as a treatment for herpes and AIDS, an agency spokesman said. The agency said the claims had not been proved in scientific tests.

Synonyms

• E321 when used as an antioxidant