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maleic acid
ma·le·ic ac·id
[
mə l ik ássid
]
noun
Definition:
colorless crystalline acid:
a colorless crystalline solid. Use: manufacture of polymers. C
4
H
4
0
4
[
< French
maléique
, alteration of
malique
(see
malic
)
]
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