pyridoxal

noun pyr·i·dox·al \ˌpir-ə-ˈdäk-ˌsal\

Definition of PYRIDOXAL

: a crystalline aldehyde C₈H₉NO₃ of the vitamin B₆ group that occurs as a phosphate and is active as a coenzyme

International Scientific Vocabulary, from pyridoxine

First Known Use: 1944

Medical Dictionary

noun pyr·i·dox·al \ˌpir-ə-ˈdäk-ˌsal\

: a crystalline aldehyde C₈H₉NO₃ of the vitamin B₆ group that in the form of its phosphate is active as a coenzyme

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