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Maleic Acid

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Noun

1. maleic acid

a colorless crystalline compound found in unripe fruit (such as apples or tomatoes or cherries) and used mainly to make polyester resins

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Maleic Acid

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noun
a colourless soluble crystalline substance used to synthesize other compounds. Formula: HOOCCH:CHCOOH
. Systematic name: cis-butanedioic acid

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Maleic Acid

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a colorless, crystalline, poisonous acid, HOOCCH: CHCOOH, an isomer of fumaric acid, used in organic syntheses, in textile dyeing, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Maleic Acid

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n.
A colorless crystalline acid, the cis-isomer of C4H4O4, used in textile processing and as an oil and fat preservative.

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