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
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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
As Salon reported in 2020, Morris makes the superjuice by combining citrus peel, which is typically discarded, with citric and malic acid.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2022
But the presence of malic acid shows the wine was made from unripe grapes, and wines made from unripe grapes are suboptimal whatever their source.
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
Six strawberries, taken in a glass of diluted malic acid of a morning, fasting, would restore the health of those fine fellows we are now daily losing in such numbers in the Crimea.
From Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Charles James Lever
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