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Definition of: pyruvic acid
(pī-r
′vik, pi-) Chem.
A colorless to pale-yellow ketone compound, C3H4O3, obtained by the distillation of a mixture of racemic acid and potassium bisulfate. [<PYR- + L uva grape + -IC]
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