methylglyoxal

[ meth-uh l-glahy-ok-sal, -suh l ]

/ ˌmɛθ əl glaɪˈɒk sæl, -səl /

noun Chemistry.

pyruvic aldehyde.

Words nearby methylglyoxal

methylene blue, methylene chloride, methylene dioxyamphetamine, methylene group, methylene iodide, methylglyoxal, methylheptenone, methylic, methylidyne group, methylisobutenyl ketone, methylmalonic aciduria

Origin of methylglyoxal

1895–1900; methyl- + glyoxal, equivalent to gly(col) + oxal(ic acid)

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