pyruvate
noun
py·ru·vate pī-ˈrü-ˌvāt 
: a salt or ester of pyruvic acid
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web One type of pyruvate tracer reveals how much carbon is given off during daytime respiration—a key part of the carbon cycle that needs to be better quantified, Werner says. 
Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 16 Oct. 2019
Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 16 Oct. 2019 Word History
First Known Use
1838, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
pyruvate
noun
py·ru·vate pī-ˈrü-ˌvāt
: a salt or ester of pyruvic acid
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