oxaloacetate

noun ox·a·lo·ac·e·tate \ˌäk-sə-lō-ˈa-sə-ˌtāt\

Definition of OXALOACETATE

: a salt or ester of oxaloacetic acid

ox·a·lo·ac·e·tate also ox·al·ac·e·tate \ˌäk-sə-ˈla-\

1891

Medical Dictionary

noun ox·a·lo·ac·e·tate \ˌäk-sə-lō-ˈas-ə-ˌtāt\

: a salt or ester of oxaloacetic acid

ox·a·lo·ac·e·tate also ox·al·ac·e·tate \ˌäk-sə-ˈlas-\

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