malic

[ mal-ik, mey-lik ]

adjective
  1. pertaining to or derived from apples.

  2. Chemistry. of or derived from malic acid.

Origin of malic

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; from French malique, from Latin māl(um) “apple” + French -ique adjective suffix. See -ic

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