Hydroxytoluene
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hydroxytoluene is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) cresol.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) cresol.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- hydroxytoluenes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hydroxytoulene, toluol, ethoxytoluene, butylhydroxytoluene, thiocresol, oxytoluene.
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