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PYRUVIC
Etymology
Adjective
pyruvic (not comparable)
(biochemistry) Of or pertaining to pyruvic acid or its derivatives.
Source: Wiktionary
Py*ru"vic, a. Etym: [Pyro- + L. uva a grape.] (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (called also pyroracemic acid) obtained, as a liquid having a pungent odor, by the distillation of racemic acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adverb) at some indefinite or unstated time; “let’s get together sometime”; “everything has to end sometime”; “It was to be printed sometime later”
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