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ma=le=ic ac=id

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun maleic acid has 1 sense

maleic acid(n = noun.substance) - a colorless crystalline compound found in unripe fruit (such as apples or tomatoes or cherries) and used mainly to make polyester resins;

is a kind of

acid

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CIDE DICTIONARY

maleic acid, n.

An unsaturated dicarboxylic acid (HO.CO.CH=CH.CO.OH) of cis conformation, having various uses in the manufacture of artificial resins, the dyeing and finishing of wool, silk, and cotton, and also combined with certain drugs to make salts more soluble than the basic forms. The corresponding isomer having trans conformation, is identical in chemical formula, is called fumaric acid. [PJC]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

maleic acid, n. a colourless crystalline organic acid used in making synthetic resins.

Etymology

F mal{eacute}ique (as MALIC ACID)