malic
Americanadjective
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pertaining to or derived from apples.
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Chemistry. of or derived from malic acid.
Etymology
Origin of malic
First recorded in 1790–1800; from French malique, from Latin māl(um) “apple” + French -ique adjective suffix. See -ic
Example Sentences
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Clusia rosea uses strong CAM and stores substantial amounts of carbon dioxide as malic acid during the night.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
The zero-waste cordial combines spent peels from the juicing process, day-old clarified lime juice, as well as citric and malic acids.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2022
In a cold year you might encounter wines with a lot of malic acid, and those can be unpleasant.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2018
In the latest excavation, the archaeologists skipped the chemical scrub. This allowed researchers to extract four organic compounds present in the potsherds: citric acid, malic acid, succinic acid and tartaric acid.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2017
Lead sub-acetate precipitates mainly the malic acid which is always present in cider vinegar.
From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Harry Snyder
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