phosphoenolpyruvate

noun phos·pho·enol·pyr·uvate \ˌfäs-ˌfō-ə-ˌnȯl-pī-ˈrü-ˌvāt, -ˌnōl-, -ˌpī(-ə)r-ˈyü-\

Definition of PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE

: a salt or ester of phosphoenolpyruvic acid

1956

Medical Dictionary

noun phos·pho·enol·pyr·uvate \ˌfäs-ˌfō-ə-ˌnȯl-pī-ˈrü-ˌvāt, -ˌnōl-, -ˌpī(ə)r-ˈyü-\

: a salt or ester of phosphoenolpyruvic acid—called also phosphopyruvate

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