PYRUVIC ACID


Meaning of PYRUVIC ACID in English

[py.ru.vic acid] n [ISV pyr- + L uva grapes; fr. its importance in fermentation--more at uvula] (1838): a 3-carbon keto acid that in carbohydrate metabolism is an important intermediate product formed as pyruvate by glycolysis

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