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Definition of Glyoxylic acid
1. Noun. (organic compound) The aldehyde acid CHO-COOH found in unripe fruit, and as a component of the glyoxylate cycle ¹
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Medical Definition of Glyoxylic acid
1. OHC-COOH;produced by the action of glycine dehydrogenases upon glycine or sarcosine, or from allantoic acid by allantoicase or via alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase. Synonym: oxoacetic acid. (05 Mar 2000)