PYRUVIC ALDEHYDE


Meaning of PYRUVIC ALDEHYDE in English

Chem.

a yellow, liquid compound, C 3 H 4 O 2 , containing both an aldehyde and a ketone group, usually obtained in a polymeric form: used chiefly in organic synthesis.

Also, pyruvaldehyde /puy'roo val"deuh huyd', pir'oo-/ . Also called methylglyoxal .

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