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pyruvate
[ pahy-roo-veyt, pi- ]
/ paɪˈru veɪt, pɪ- /
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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, pyruvic, pyruvic acid, pyruvic aldehyde, Pythagoras, Pythagoras' theorem
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How to use pyruvate in a sentence
Pyruvate enters the energy-generating machinery of the cell, known as the mitochondria, to be further metabolized.
It will also be necessary to determine what could have been robust sources of glyoxylate and pyruvate in the prebiotic world.
New Clues to Chemical Origins of Metabolism at Dawn of Life|John Rennie|October 12, 2020|Quanta Magazine
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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