MALEIC ACID


Meaning of MALEIC ACID in English

[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

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