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pyr·i·dox·al | \ ˌpir-ə-ˈdäk-ˌsal 
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\Definition of pyridoxal
: a crystalline aldehyde C8H9NO3 of the vitamin B6 group that occurs as a phosphate and is active as a coenzyme
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pyridoxal
nounpyr·i·dox·al | \ ˌpir-ə-ˈdäk-ˌsal \
\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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The first known use of pyridoxal was in 1944
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