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pyruvil

pyruvil noun: a complex nitrogenous compound obtained by heating together pyruvic acid and urea.

Noun

pyruvil (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A complex nitrogenous compound obtained by heating together pyruvic acid and urea.

Questions about pyruvil

What does pyruvil mean?
Pyruvil means a complex nitrogenous compound obtained by heating together pyruvic acid and urea.
What part of speech is pyruvil?
Pyruvil is a noun.

Words near pyruvil in the dictionary

  1. pyruvamide
  2. pyruvate
  3. pyruvates
  4. pyruvic
  5. pyruvic acid
  6. pyruvil
  7. pyruvin
  8. pyruvinium
  9. pyruvoyl
  10. pyruvoyls
  11. pyruvyl

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