pyruvate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pyruvate
First recorded in 1850–55; pyruv(ic acid) + -ate 2
Compare meaning
How does pyruvate compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The team found that this process depends on a mitochondrial enzyme called pyruvate carboxylase.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
The pyruvate enters the cells of the body, and the scan shows the rate at which it is broken down -- or metabolised -- into a molecule called lactate.
From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2024
Hyperpolarised carbon-13 imaging uses an injectable solution containing a 'labelled' form of the naturally occurring molecule pyruvate.
From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2024
Acetyl CoA can be used in a variety of ways by the cell, but its major function is to deliver the acetyl group derived from pyruvate to the next pathway in glucose catabolism.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
Glycolysis begins with the six-carbon, ring-shaped structure of a single glucose molecule and ends with two molecules of a three-carbon sugar called pyruvate.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
