GHBn.
/ˌdʒiːeɪtʃˈbiː/, U.S. /ˌdʒiˌeɪtʃˈbi/ Gamma-hydroxybutyrate, a compound naturally occurring in mammalian brains, used (formerly) as a sedative and anaesthetic and (later) as a recreational drug.
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1963 Federation Proc. (Federation Amer. Soc. Exper. Biol.) 22 334/1 The product would be ɣ-hydroxybutyrate (GHB).
1977 Biol. Psychiatry 12 273 Sodium gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is a remarkably safe and nontoxic hypnotic agent which is reported to be free of addicting properties.
1993 Time 26 July 57/3 Since the turn of the decade, gamma hydroxy butyrate, known as GHB, has been used illegally in the body-building community to reduce fat.
2017 Age (Melbourne) 19 Aug. (Insight section) 30 To make real GHB requires the expertise to source precursor chemicals, the contacts to find a drug cook, the space to produce and the network to sell.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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