malonic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of malonic
1855–60; < French malonique, alteration of malique malic
Example Sentences
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Small piles of malonic acid, a white crystal in refined form, mark the way to a wall of deep freezers, where the champion strains await industrial vats.
From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2016
He figures that his product, malonic acid, has a market worth $250 million — small enough that there has not been too many thoughts about efficiency.
From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2016
Lygos and other contemporary bio-based manufacturers benefit in particular from a tool called Crispr, which can snip into a sequence of DNA and insert desired features, like a propensity to create malonic acid.
From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2016
“This is like agile programming, but for biology,” said Eric Steen, a co-founder of Lygos, a start-up here creating yeasts that make malonic acid, an ingredient in fragrances commonly derived from cyanide.
From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2016
From the nitroacetic acid obtained above, malonic acid was prepared, and from this a monochlormalonic acid was obtained; we assume the chlorine atom to replace the c hydrogen atom.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
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