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pyridoxal

noun
pyr路​i路​dox路​al | \ 藢pir-蓹-藞d盲k-藢sal How to pronounce pyridoxal (audio) \

Definition of pyridoxal

: a crystalline aldehyde C8H9NO3 of the vitamin B6 group that occurs as a phosphate and is active as a coenzyme

First Known Use of pyridoxal

1944, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for pyridoxal

International Scientific Vocabulary, from pyridoxine

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pyridoxal

noun
pyr路​i路​dox路​al | \ 藢pir-蓹-藞d盲k-藢sal How to pronounce pyridoxal (audio) \

Medical Definition of pyridoxal

: a crystalline aldehyde C8H9NO3 of the vitamin B6 group that in the form of its phosphate is active as a coenzyme

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