PYRUVIC ACID
Dictionary entry overview: What does pyruvic acid mean? • PYRUVIC ACID (noun)
The noun PYRUVIC ACID has 1 sense:
1. a colorless acid formed as an important intermediate in metabolism or fermentation
Familiarity information: PYRUVIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PYRUVIC ACID (noun)
Meaning:
A colorless acid formed as an important intermediate in metabolism or fermentation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("pyruvic acid" is a kind of...):
acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)
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