(ˈ)kü|malik-, -mā- noun
also cu·mal·ic acid (ˈ)kyü-
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary coumalic, blend of coumarin and malic
: a white crystalline acid C 6 H 4 O 4 formed by heating malic acid with sulfuric acid or zinc chloride; 5-coumalin-carboxylic acid