pyruvate

[ pahy-roo-veyt, pi- ]
/ paɪˈru veɪt, pɪ- /

noun Chemistry.

an ester or salt of pyruvic acid.

Origin of pyruvate

First recorded in 1850–55; pyruv(ic acid) + -ate2

Words nearby pyruvate

pyrrhus, pyrrole, pyrrolidine, pyrrophyta, pyrrophyte, pyruvate, pyruvate kinase deficiency, pyruvic, pyruvic acid, pyruvic aldehyde, pyrénées-atlantiques

Medical definitions for pyruvate

pyruvate
[ pī-rōō′vāt, pĭ- ]

n.

A salt or ester of pyruvic acid.

Scientific definitions for pyruvate

pyruvate
[ pī-rōō′vāt, pĭ- ]

A salt, ester, or ionized form of pyruvic acid, containing the group CH3COCOO.