MALIC ACID


Meaning of MALIC ACID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Etymology: French acide malique, ultimately from Latin malum apple, from Greek mēlon, malon

Date: 1790

: a crystalline dicarboxylic acid C 4 H 6 O 5 ; especially : the levorotatory isomer of malic acid that is found in various fruits (as apples) and is formed as an intermediate in the Krebs cycle

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