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Webster 1913 Edition
Maleic
Ma-le′ic
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
maléique
. See Malic
.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the ethylene series (maleic acid), metameric with fumaric acid and obtained by heating malic acid.
Definition 2024
maleic
maleic
English
Adjective
maleic (not comparable)
- (chemistry) of, or relating to maleic acid or its derivatives