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pyruvic 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

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

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noun

A colorless organic liquid, CH₃COCOOH, formed as an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism and fermentation and as an end product in glycolysis.

Origin:

Origin: pyr(o)-

Origin: + Latin ūva, grape (from its being produced by the dry distillation of racemic acid, originally derived from grapes)

Origin: + -ic

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