pyruvate

[ pahy-roo-veyt, pi- ]

nounChemistry.
  1. an ester or salt of pyruvic acid.

Origin of pyruvate

1
First recorded in 1850–55; pyruv(ic acid) + -ate2

Words Nearby pyruvate

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Scientific definitions for pyruvate

pyruvate

[ pī-rōōvāt, pĭ- ]


  1. A salt, ester, or ionized form of pyruvic acid, containing the group CH3COCOO.

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