Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid. From The Lycaeum. Î³-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), also known as 4-hydroxybutanoic acid, is a naturally occurring substance found in the human central nervous system, as well as in wine, beef, small citrus fruits, and in small amounts in almost all animals.It is also categorized as an illegal drug in many countries.rom The Lycaeum. Î³-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), also known as 4-hydroxybutanoic acid, is a naturally occurring substance found in the human central nervous system, as well as in wine, beef, small citrus fruits, and in small amounts in almost all animals.
Nimrod [nim-rod] as a boys' name is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Nimrod is we will rebel. Biblical: Nimrod the mighty hunter in Genesis. ASSOCIATED WITH biblical, mighty (strong), hunter.
The Oxford English Dictionary, in turn, cites a 1933 writing as the first usage of nimrod to refer to a fool, predating Bugs Bunny by at least five years and Steinbeck by nearly thirty: in Hecht and Fowler's Great Magoo, someone remarks He's in love with her. That makes about the tenth. The same old Nimrod. Won't let her alone for a second. However, this could still have been used in the sense of a hunter (i.e. someone pursuing a love interest). The Merriam-Webster Dictionary suggests that because the legendary Nimrod was associated with the Tower of Babel, a disastrous idea, nimrod acquired the meaning of a stupid person.