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Chemistry, Pharmacology.

butylated hydroxyanisole: the synthetic antioxidant C11H16O2, used to retard rancidity in foods, pharmaceuticals, and other products containing fat or oil.

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Origin of BHA

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby BHA

bGH, B-girl, BGL, Bglr., Bh, BHA, Bhabha, Bhagalpur, Bhagavad-Gita, Bhai, bhajan

How to use BHA in a sentence

There will be no further comment until the BHA announces its considered findings.
Queen's Horse Tests Positive For Morphine|Tom Sykes|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cha robh lochan no caochan, A bha ruith leis an aonach, Nach do chruinnich an t-aon lan A thoirt aon uair do shàth dhuit.
The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1, November 1875|Various
Bha an crodh 'g an leigeadh, the cows were a-milking; bidh deudaichean 'g an rusgadh.
Elements of Gaelic Grammar|Alexander Stewart
Off: Bha na geugan air an sgathadh dheth, the branches were lopped off; thug iad an ceann deth, they beheaded him.
Elements of Gaelic Grammar|Alexander Stewart

Knowledge is enveloped by Ignorance; hence all creatures are deluded;' Bha.
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya|Translator: George Thibaut
Agus bu mhiann leis a bhr a linadh do na plaosgaibh a bha na mucan ag itheadh; oir cha d' thug neach air bith dha.
The English Language|Robert Gordon Latham

Medical definitions for BHA

BHA

[ bē′āch-ā′ ]

A white, waxy phenolic antioxidant used to preserve fats and oils, especially in foods.