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pyruvate

[pahy-roo-veyt, pi-]

noun Chemistry.

an ester or salt of pyruvic acid.

Origin of pyruvate

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

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Medicine definitions for pyruvate

pyruvate

[pī-rōō′vāt, pĭ-]

n.

A salt or ester of pyruvic acid.

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Science 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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