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pyru'vic al'dehyde
Chem.
a yellow, liquid compound, C
3H
4O
2, containing both an aldehyde and a ketone group, usually obtained in a polymeric form: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
Also,py•ruv•al•de•hydePronunciation: (pī"roo-val'du-hīd", pir"oo-). [key]Also called
methylglyoxal. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.