pyruvate

[ pahy-roo-veyt, pi- ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. an ester or salt of pyruvic acid.

pyruvate

/ pī-ro̅o̅′vāt,pĭ- /

1. A salt, ester, or ionized form of pyruvic acid, containing the group CH 3 COCOO.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyruvate¹

First recorded in 1850–55; pyruv(ic acid) + -ate ²

Example Sentences

Pyruvate enters the energy-generating machinery of the cell, known as the mitochondria, to be further metabolized.

From Popular-Science

It will also be necessary to determine what could have been robust sources of glyoxylate and pyruvate in the prebiotic world.

From Quanta Magazine