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