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pyruvic acid definition

py·ru·vic acid (pī ro̵̅o̅′vik, pi-)

a colorless, liquid or crystalline organic acid, CHCOCOOH, produced by the oxidation of lactic acid: it is a key intermediate in protein, fat, and carbohydrate metabolism in the cell and in the production of ATP

Etymology: < pyr- + L uva, grape + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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