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malic acid (mal′ik, mā′lik)

a crystalline acid, COOHCHCH(OH)COOH, occurring in apples and other fruits

Etymology: Fr acide malique < L malum < Gr mēlon, apple

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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