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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ox′a•lo•a•ce′tic ac′id (ok′sə lō ə sē′tik, ok′-, ok sal′ō-, -sal′-),USA pronunciation [Biochem.]- Biochemistrya crystalline organic acid, C4H4O5, that is an important intermediate in the Krebs cycle, where it is formed by the oxidation of malic acid and is acetylated to form citric acid: also a product of transamination reactions of aspartic acid.
- oxal(ic) + -o- + acetic acid 1895–1900
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