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Definition: Pyruvic Acid |
Pyruvic AcidNoun1. A colorless acid formed as an important intermediate in metabolism or fermentation. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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It is created by the body when sugars are metabolised. Provided that sufficient oxygen is available, pyruvic acid is then broken down through the Krebs cycle. If insufficient oxygen is available, the acid is broken down anaerobically, creating lactic acid.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Pyruvic acid."
Crosswords: Pyruvic Acid |
| English words defined with "pyruvic acid": glycolysis ♦ Pyruvil. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "pyruvic acid": Anthranilate Synthase ♦ carboxylase ♦ Enterococcus faecium. (references) |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
pyruvic acid | 14 |
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| Language | Translations for "pyruvic acid"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | pyrodruesyre. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | pyrodruivezuur, pyrodruivenzuur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | palorypälehappo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | acide pyruvique, acide oxo-2 propionique. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Propanonsäure, Brenztraubensäure, Azetylkarbonsäure, Azetylameisensäure, Alpha-Ketopropions äure, Acidum pyruvicum, Acidum pyrouvicum, 2-Oxopropansäure. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πυροσταφυλικό οξύ, πυρουβικό οξύ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | acido piruvico. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | yruvicpay aciday ácido pirúvico. (various references) ácido pirúvico. (various references) pyruvatsyra. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-d-i-i-p-r-u-v-y" | |
-4 letters: privacy, pyridic. | |
-5 letters: acidic, adipic, capric, cupric, curacy, diapir, picric, piracy, pyuria. | |
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