noun Etymology: French acide maléique, alteration of acide malique malic acid; from its formation by dehydration of malic acid Date: 1857 a crystalline dicarboxylic acid C 4 H 4 O 4 that is isomeric with fumaric acid and is used especially in organic synthesis
MALEIC ACID
Meaning of MALEIC ACID in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012