glyoxylic acid

[ glahy-ok-sil-ik, glahy- ]

noun

1. a water-soluble crystalline compound, C 2 H 2 O 3 , that is an intermediate in photorespiration in plants.

Word History and Origins

Origin of glyoxylic acid¹

First recorded in 1855–60; gly(col) + ox(alic) + -yl + -ic

Example Sentences

Goldwell Kerasilk Control Smoothing Fluid is part of a new collection of products introduced this month that aim to tame frizz and smooth the hair with ingredients like silk and glyoxylic acid.

From New York Times

Glyoxylide, according to Dr. Koch, is the "internal anhydride" of glyoxylic acid.

From Time Magazine Archive

Chemists know all about glyoxylic acid, but they never heard of anybody having isolated its internal anhydride.

From Time Magazine Archive

Artificial syntheses of amino-acids, by the action of ammonia upon glyoxylic acid and sorbic acid, both of which occur in plants and may be obtained by the oxidation of simple sugars, have been accomplished, and it seems probable that similar reactions in the plant protoplasm may give rise to the various amino-acids which unite together to form proteins.

From Project Gutenberg

Add glyoxylic acid solution and run in concentrated sulphuric acid.

From Project Gutenberg