hydroxytoluene

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English

Etymology

From hydroxy- +‎ toluene.

Noun

hydroxytoluene (plural hydroxytoluenes)

  1. (organic chemistry) cresol
    • 1987 August 30, Katherine Bishop, “Authorities Act Against AIDS 'Cures'”, in The New York Times:
      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.

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