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pyruvate

[ pahy-roo-veyt, pi- ]
/ paɪˈru veɪt, pɪ- /

noun Chemistry.

an ester or salt of pyruvic acid.

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Origin of pyruvate

First recorded in 1850–55; pyruv(ic acid) + -ate2

Words nearby pyruvate

Pyrrhus, pyrrole, pyrrolidine, Pyrrophyta, pyrrophyte, pyruvate, pyruvate kinase deficiency, pyruvic, pyruvic acid, pyruvic aldehyde, Pythagoras
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Medical definitions for pyruvate

pyruvate
[ pī-rōō′vāt, pĭ- ]

n.

A salt or ester of pyruvic acid.
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Scientific definitions for pyruvate

pyruvate
[ pī-rōō′vāt, pĭ- ]

A salt, ester, or ionized form of pyruvic acid, containing the group CH3COCOO.
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