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methylglyoxal

[ meth-uh l-glahy-ok-sal, -suh l ]
/ ˌmɛθ əl glaɪˈɒk sæl, -səl /

noun Chemistry.

pyruvic aldehyde.

Nearby words

  1. methylene blue,
  2. methylene chloride,
  3. methylene dioxyamphetamine,
  4. methylene group,
  5. methylene iodide,
  6. methylheptenone,
  7. methylic,
  8. methylidyne group,
  9. methylisobutenyl ketone,
  10. methylmalonic aciduria

Origin of methylglyoxal

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