See Also: Malic(medicine)
malic(dictionary)
malic acid(medicine)
malic dehydrogenase(medicine)
malic enzyme(medicine)
malic acid dehydrogenase(medicine)
pyruvic-malic carboxylase(medicine)

malic (iou)



malic adjective. L18.
[from Latin malum apple + -IC.]
Chemistry.
malic acid, a colourless crystalline acid, HOOCCH2CH(OH)COOH, present in apples, berries of the mountain ash, and many other fruits. L18.
Of an enzyme: that acts on malic acid. M20.