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pyruvic aldehyde

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pyruvic aldehyde

–noun Chemistry.
a yellow, liquid compound, C3H4O2, containing both an aldehyde and a ketone group, usually obtained in a polymeric form: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
Also, py⋅ruv⋅al⋅de⋅hyde [pahy-roo-val-duh-hahyd, pir-oo-] .
Also called methylglyoxal.
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