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pyr⋅u⋅vate

[pahy-roo-veyt, pi-]
–noun Chemistry.
an ester or salt of pyruvic acid.

Origin:
1850–55; pyruv(ic acid) + -ate 2
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py·ru·vate   (pī-rōō'vāt, pĭ-)   
n.  A salt or an ester of pyruvic acid.
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Main Entry: py·ru·vate
Pronunciation: pI-'rü-"vAt
Function: noun
: a salt or ester of pyruvic acid
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pyruvate py·ru·vate (pī-r&oomacr;'vāt, pĭ-)
n.
A salt or an ester of pyruvic acid.

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pyruvate   (pī-r'vāt, pĭ-)  Pronunciation Key 
A salt, ester, or ionized form of pyruvic acid, containing the group CH3COCOO.
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