oxalosuccinic acid

[ ok-suh-loh-suhk-sin-ik, ok-, ok-sal-oh-, -sal- ]

noun

Biochemistry.

1. an organic acid, C 6 H 6 O 7 , that is an intermediate formed by the dehydrogenation of isocitric acid in fat and carbohydrate metabolism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of oxalosuccinic acid¹

First recorded in 1920–25; oxal(ic) + -o- + succinic acid