# gamma-hydroxybutyrate

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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