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Meaning of pyruvate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/pʌɪˈɹuː.veɪt/

Definitions

Any salt or ester of pyruvic acid.

Equivalents

Español piruvato
Suomi pyruvaatti
日本語 焦性葡萄酸塩

Examples

“On the other hand, it can be observed that, with small exceptions, the S. pneumonia strains are the only Streptococci equipped with homospermidine biosynthesis and pyruvate oxidation pathways, which have been found to be involved in pathogenicity mechanisms [50 ] and in the counteraction of oxidative stress [51 ].”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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