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noun
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
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
a colourless crystalline organic carboxylic acid, butan-2-one-1,4-dicarboxylic acid, COOH.CH2.CO.COOH
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
an acid formed by oxidation of maleic acid (as in metabolism of fats and carbohydrates)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: oxalacetic acid
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Broader terms: acid
History
From oxalo- + acetic acid.
