[ mə'leɪɪk ]
■ noun Chemistry a crystalline acid made by distilling malic acid, used in making synthetic resins.
Origin
C19: maleic from Fr. maléique , alt. of malique (see malic acid ).
[ mə'leɪɪk ]
■ noun Chemistry a crystalline acid made by distilling malic acid, used in making synthetic resins.
Origin
C19: maleic from Fr. maléique , alt. of malique (see malic acid ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004