malic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French malique, from Latin mālum.

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malic (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to apples.
    • 1999, James Austin Kennedy, Proanthocyanidins in Vitis Vinifera L., Cv. Cabernet Sauvignon Berries, University of California, page 40:
      The fruit tastes very tart and has a green apple/malic flavor that is more pronounced than any berry type flavors.
  2. (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to malic acid or its derivatives.

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French malique.

Adjective[edit]

malic m or n (feminine singular malică, masculine plural malici, feminine and neuter plural malice)

  1. malic

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