"pyroglutamic acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pyroglutamic acids [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English glutamic acid English pyroglutamic acid From pyro- + glutamic acid. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|pyro-|glutamic acid|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English glutamic acid English pyroglutamic acid [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*pāwər", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "πῦρ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "uder" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "pyr", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "uder" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pyro-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "glutamic acid", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pyroglutamic acid", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="pyroglutamic acid"> From pyro- + glutamic acid. Head templates: {{en-noun}} pyroglutamic acid (plural pyroglutamic acids)
  1. (organic chemistry) A lactam form of the amino acid glutamic acid. Synonyms: oxoproline Related terms: pyroglutamination, pyroglutamyl, pyroglutamylation Coordinate_terms: pyroglutamate (english: coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)

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