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methylglyoxal

methylglyoxal noun: the aldehyde form of pyruvic acid.

Noun

methylglyoxal (uncountable)

  1. The aldehyde form of pyruvic acid.
    Synonyms:
    pyruvaldehyde

Synonyms of methylglyoxal

Origin of methylglyoxal

From methyl + glyoxal.

Words formed from methylglyoxal

Questions about methylglyoxal

What does methylglyoxal mean?
Methylglyoxal means the aldehyde form of pyruvic acid.
What part of speech is methylglyoxal?
Methylglyoxal is a noun.

Words near methylglyoxal in the dictionary

  1. methylglucose
  2. methylglutaconic
  3. methylglutaconic acid
  4. methylglutaric
  5. methylglutaric acid
  6. methylglyoxal
  7. methylglyoxalase
  8. methylguanidinase
  9. methylguanine
  10. methylguanosine
  11. methylguanosines

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