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oxaloacetic acid

oxaloacetic acid noun: one of the constituents of the citric acid cycle, formed by the oxidation of malic acid and via the transamination of aspartic acid; an intermediate in the synthesis of amino acids and the metabolism of carbohydrates.

Noun

oxaloacetic acid (uncountable)

  1. One of the constituents of the citric acid cycle, formed by the oxidation of malic acid and via the transamination of aspartic acid; an intermediate in the synthesis of amino acids and the metabolism of carbohydrates
  2. a colourless crystalline organic carboxylic acid, butan-2-one-1,4-dicarboxylic acid, COOH.CH₂.CO.COOH

Origin of oxaloacetic acid

From oxalo- + acetic acid.

Questions about oxaloacetic acid

What does oxaloacetic acid mean?
Oxaloacetic acid means one of the constituents of the citric acid cycle, formed by the oxidation of malic acid and via the transamination of aspartic acid; an intermediate in the synthesis of amino acids and the metabolism of carbohydrates.
What part of speech is oxaloacetic acid?
Oxaloacetic acid is a noun.

Words near oxaloacetic acid in the dictionary

  1. oxalites
  2. oxalo-
  3. oxaloacetate
  4. oxaloacetates
  5. oxaloacetic
  6. oxaloacetic acid
  7. oxalocrotonate
  8. oxalocrotonates
  9. oxalocrotonic acid
  10. oxalodiacetic acid
  11. oxaloglutarate

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