'Pyruvic' definitions:
Definition of 'Pyruvic'
From: GCIDE
- Pyruvic \Py*ru"vic\, a. [Pyro- + L. uva a grape.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (called also pyroracemic acid) obtained, as a liquid having a pungent odor, by the distillation of racemic acid. [1913 Webster]