pyruvate

[ pahy-roo-veyt, pi- ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. an ester or salt of pyruvic acid.

pyruvate

/ pī-ro̅o̅′vāt,pĭ- /

1. A salt, ester, or ionized form of pyruvic acid, containing the group CH 3 COCOO.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyruvate¹

First recorded in 1850–55; pyruv(ic acid) + -ate ²