Maleic Acid Definition
mə-lēĭk
noun
A colorless, crystalline, poisonous acid, HOOCCH: CHCOOH, an isomer of fumaric acid, used in organic syntheses, in textile dyeing, etc.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Maleic Acid
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From French acide maléique alteration of acide malique malic acid malic acid
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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