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3-phosphoglyceric acid

3-phosphoglyceric acid noun: a glyceric acid, with the chemical formula C₃H₇O₇P: an intermediate in glycolysis and gluconeogenesis.

Noun

3-phosphoglyceric acid (usually uncountable, plural 3-phosphoglyceric acids)

  1. (usually) A glyceric acid, with the chemical formula C₃H₇O₇P: an intermediate in glycolysis and gluconeogenesis.
    • Near-synonym: 3-phosphoglycerate
    Synonyms:
    3-phosphoglycerate

Synonyms of 3-phosphoglyceric acid

  • 3-phosphoglycerate

Forms of 3-phosphoglyceric acid

plural3-phosphoglyceric acids

Questions about 3-phosphoglyceric acid

What does 3-phosphoglyceric acid mean?
3-phosphoglyceric acid means a glyceric acid, with the chemical formula C₃H₇O₇P: an intermediate in glycolysis and gluconeogenesis.
What part of speech is 3-phosphoglyceric acid?
3-phosphoglyceric acid is a noun.
What is the plural of 3-phosphoglyceric acid?
The plural of 3-phosphoglyceric acid is 3-phosphoglyceric acids.

Words near 3-phosphoglyceric acid in the dictionary

  1. 3-on-the-tree
  2. 3-peat
  3. 3-peated
  4. 3-peating
  5. 3-peats
  6. 3-phosphoglyceric acid
  7. 3-quel
  8. 3-quels
  9. 3-revert rule
  10. 3-to-the-em space
  11. 3-to-the-em spaces

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