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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyruvate

/paɪˈɹuː.veɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
pyru-vate
IPA
/paɪˈɹuː.veɪt/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any salt or ester of pyruvic acid.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree New Latin acidum pyruvicumbor. English pyruvic acid English -ate English pyruvate From pyruvic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /paɪˈɹuː.veɪt/
  • British English: /pʌɪˈɹuː.veɪt/

Inflected Forms

pyruvates (plural)

Derived Forms

bromopyruvate enolpyruvate mercaptopyruvate phenylpyruvate phosphoenolpyruvate phosphopyruvate

Questions

How do you pronounce pyruvate?
The recorded pronunciation is /paɪˈɹuː.veɪt/.
What does pyruvate mean?
Any salt or ester of pyruvic acid.
Where does pyruvate come from?
Etymology tree New Latin acidum pyruvicumbor. English pyruvic acid English -ate English pyruvate From pyruvic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

How to pronounce pyruvate

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