diphosphoglyceric acid

noun

di·​phos·​pho·​gly·​cer·​ic acid (ˌ)dī-ˈfäs-fō-gli-ˌser-ik- 

: a diphosphate of glyceric acid that is an important intermediate in photosynthesis and in glycolysis and fermentation

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

diphosphoglyceric acid

noun

di·​phos·​pho·​gly·​cer·​ic acid

variants or 1,3-diphosphoglyceric acid

(ˌwən-ˌthrē-)(ˈ)dī-ˈfäs-fō-glis-ˌer-ik- 

: a diphosphate C₃H₈O₉P₂ of glyceric acid that is an important intermediate in photosynthesis and in glycolysis and fermentation