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oxaloacetic acid
noun ox·a·lo·ace·tic acid \ˌäk-sə-lō-ə-ˈsē-tik-\
Definition of OXALOACETIC ACID
: a crystalline acid C4H4O5 that is formed by reversible oxidation of malic acid (as in carbohydrate metabolism via the Krebs cycle) and in reversible transamination reactions (as from aspartic acid)
Variants of OXALOACETIC ACID
ox·a·lo·ace·tic acid also ox·al·ace·tic acid \ˌäk-sə-lə-ˈsē-tik-\
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Origin of OXALOACETIC ACID
oxalic + acetic acid
First Known Use: 1896
Medical Dictionary
oxaloacetic acid
noun ox·a·lo·ace·tic acid \ˌäk-sə-lō-ə-ˌsēt-ik-\
Medical Definition of OXALOACETIC ACID
: a crystalline acid C4H4O5 that is formed by reversible oxidation of malic acid (as in carbohydrate metabolism via the Krebs cycle) and in reversible transamination reactions (as from aspartic acid)
Variants of OXALOACETIC ACID
ox·a·lo·ace·tic acid also ox·al·ace·tic acid \ˌäk-sə-lə-ˌsēt-ik-\
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