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pyruvate
py·ru·vate
[
pī r vàyt
]
noun
Definition:
compound containing pyruvic acid:
a chemical compound derived from pyruvic acid. It is a salt or ester of this acid.
[
Mid-19th century. <pyruvic acid
]
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