oxalosuccinic acid

American

[ok-suh-loh-suhk-sin-ik, ok-, ok-sal-oh-, -sal-] / ˈɒk sə loʊ səkˈsɪn ɪk, ˌɒk-, ɒkˈsæl oʊ-, -ˌsæl- /

noun

Biochemistry.

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.

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

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