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pyruvate vs. pyruvic acid
noun
Chemistry.
an ester or salt of pyruvic acid.
noun
Chemistry, Biochemistry.
a water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 4 O 3 , important in many metabolic and fermentative processes, having an odor resembling that of acetic acid, prepared by the dehydration of tartaric acid: used chiefly in biochemical research.