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methylmalonic acid

methylmalonic acid noun: a dicarboxylic acid, a C-methylated derivative of malonic acid, HOOCCH(CH3)COOH , that is involved in the Krebs cycle.

methylmalonic acid: a dicarboxylic acid, a C-methylated derivative of malonic acid, HOOCCH(CH3)COOH , that is involved...
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Noun

methylmalonic acid (uncountable)

  1. A dicarboxylic acid, a C-methylated derivative of malonic acid, HOOCCH(CH3)COOH , that is involved in the Krebs cycle

Origin of methylmalonic acid

From methyl + malonic acid.

Questions about methylmalonic acid

What does methylmalonic acid mean?
Methylmalonic acid means a dicarboxylic acid, a C-methylated derivative of malonic acid, HOOCCH(CH3)COOH , that is involved in the Krebs cycle.
What part of speech is methylmalonic acid?
Methylmalonic acid is a noun.

Words near methylmalonic acid in the dictionary

  1. methylmaleimide
  2. methylmaleimides
  3. methylmalonate
  4. methylmalonates
  5. methylmalonic
  6. methylmalonic acid
  7. methylmalonic acidemia
  8. methylmannose
  9. methylmannoside
  10. methylmannosides
  11. methylmercurial

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