Malic acid

noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounA colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, hydroxy-malonic acid, found in wine, apples and other fruit; it is converted to lactic acid by malolactic fermentation.

Synonyms

E296 acidity regulator maleic acid malate melassic acid malonic acid malonic anhydride acid of apples paramalic acid methylmalonic acid malamic acid malonamic acid

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