glyoxylic acid

noun

The aldehyde acid CHO-COOH found in unripe fruit, and as a component of the glyoxylate cycle

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Meanings

nounglyoxylic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe aldehyde acid CHO-COOH found in unripe fruit, and as a component of the glyoxylate cycle
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