diphosphoglyceric acid

noun di·phos·pho·gly·cer·ic acid

Medical Definition of DIPHOSPHOGLYCERIC ACID

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

di·phos·pho·gly·cer·ic acid or 1,3–di·phos·pho·gly·cer·ic acid \(ˌwən-ˌthrē-)(ˈ)dī-ˈfäs-fō-glis-ˌer-ik-\

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