ma|lo|nic acid

ma|lo|nic acid
ma|lo|nic acid «muh LOH nihk, -LON ihk»,
a white, crystalline dicarboxylic acid readily decomposed by heat, derived from malic acid by oxidation. Formula: C3H4O4
[< French malonique, alteratiof malique (acide) malic (acid)]

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