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malonic acid definition

ma·lo·nic acid (mə lō′nik, -län′ik)

a crystalline, dibasic acid, HOOCCHCOOH, obtained from malic acid by oxidation and used in synthesizing barbiturates

Etymology: Fr malonique, altered < malique: see malic acid

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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