[ma.le.ic acid] n [F acide maleique, alter. of acide malique malic acid; fr. its formation by dehydration of malic acid] (1857): a crystalline dicarboxylic acid that is isomeric with fumaric acid and is used esp. in organic synthesis
MALEIC ACID
Meaning of MALEIC ACID in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012