# oxaloacetic acid

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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
2. a colourless crystalline organic carboxylic acid, butan-2-one-1,4-dicarboxylic acid, COOH.CH₂.CO.COOH

## Etymology
From oxalo- + acetic acid.

## Source
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