gamma-hydroxybutyrate

English

Etymology

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

Noun

gamma-hydroxybutyrate (plural gamma-hydroxybutyrates)

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

Synonyms

• GBH
• GHB (abbreviation)
• (slang terms for GHB): battery acid, cherry meth, date rape drug, easy lay, everclear, fantasy, G, Georgia Home Boy, goop, grievous bodily harm, jib, liquid ecstasy, liquid G, liquid X, organic Quaalude, salty war, salty water, scoop, sleep 500, soap, vita G, zonked

Translations

chemstry: salt or ester of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid

• Finnish: gammahydroksibutyraatti

See also

• gamma-butyrolactone

Further reading

• gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia