[li.po.ic acid] n [lip-, lipo-] (ca. 1951): any of several microbial growth factors; esp: a crystalline compound that is essential for the oxidation of alpha-keto acids (as pyruvic acid) in metabolism
LIPOIC ACID
Meaning of LIPOIC ACID in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012