Usually means: Organic compound, key metabolic intermediate.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (pyruvic acid)

noun:  (organic chemistry, biochemistry) A yellowish organic keto acid, 2-oxopropanoic acid, which occurs as an intermediate in many metabolic processes, especially glycolysis.

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