"oxaloacetic acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: oxalo- + acetic acid Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|oxalo|acetic acid}} oxalo- + acetic acid Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} oxaloacetic acid (uncountable)
  1. (biochemistry) one of the constituents of the citric acid cycle, formed by the oxidation of malic acid and via the transamination of aspartic acid; an intermediate in the synthesis of amino acids and the metabolism of carbohydrates Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry Coordinate_terms: oxaloacetate (english: coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)
    Sense id: en-oxaloacetic_acid-en-noun-XV1343Cj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with oxalo- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with oxalo-: 68 32 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (organic chemistry) a colourless crystalline organic carboxylic acid, butan-2-one-1,4-dicarboxylic acid, COOH.CH₂.CO.COOH Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds
    Sense id: en-oxaloacetic_acid-en-noun-MTf~04Hv Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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