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pyruvic

[ pahy-roo-vik, pi- ]

adjective

, Chemistry.
  1. of or derived from pyruvic acid.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pyruvic1

1830–40; pyr- + Latin ūv ( a ) grape + -ic
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Example Sentences

(b) The pyruvic acid is then decomposed by carboxylase yielding aldehyde and carbon dioxide (equation 2, p. 109).

The third stage of Lebedeff's theory postulates the intermediate formation of pyruvic acid.

The decomposition of pyruvic acid into acetaldehyde and carbon dioxide has already been fully discussed (Chapter VI).

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