MALONIC ACID


Meaning of MALONIC ACID in English

Chem.

a white, crystalline, water-soluble, dibasic acid, C 3 H 4 O 4 , easily decomposed by heat: used chiefly as an intermediate in the synthesis of barbiturates.

[ 1885-90 ]

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