maleic acid

maleic acid
Butenedioic acid; the cis isomer of fumaric acid; used for preparing maleate salts of antihistaminics and similar drugs. SYN: toxilic acid.

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ma·le·ic acid mə-.lē-ik-, -.lā- n a crystalline dicarboxylic acid C4H4O4 that is isomeric with fumaric acid and is used esp. in organic synthesis

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ma·le·ic ac·id (mə-leґik) trivial name for cis-butanedioic acid; the cis isomer of fumaric acid.

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  • maleic acid — [mə leɪɪk] noun Chemistry a crystalline acid made by distilling malic acid, used in making synthetic resins. Origin C19: maleic from Fr. maléique, alt. of malique (see malic acid) …   English new terms dictionary

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