[ pʌɪ'ru:vɪk ]
■ noun Biochemistry a yellowish organic acid which is an intermediate in many metabolic processes.
Origin
C19: from mod. L. acidum pyruvicum , from acidum 'acid' + pyruvicum based on pyro- (denoting an acid) + L. uva 'grape'.
[ pʌɪ'ru:vɪk ]
■ noun Biochemistry a yellowish organic acid which is an intermediate in many metabolic processes.
Origin
C19: from mod. L. acidum pyruvicum , from acidum 'acid' + pyruvicum based on pyro- (denoting an acid) + L. uva 'grape'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004