GLYOXYLIC ACID


Meaning of GLYOXYLIC ACID in English

/gluy"ok sil"ik, gluy'-/

a water-soluble crystalline compound, C 2 H 2 O 3 , that is an intermediate in photorespiration in plants.

[ 1855-60; GLY(COL) + OX(ALIC) + -YL + -IC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .