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gamma-butyrolactone

gamma-butyrolactone

See also: gammabutyrolactone

English

Noun

gamma-butyrolactone (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry, pharmacology) The lactone of 4-hydroxybutyric acid; A colourless liquid used as a solvent or reagent in various industrial uses, as well as a recreational drug. Abbreviated to GBL.