malic

English

Etymology

From French malique, from Latin mālum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmælɪk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ælɪk
• Homophone: Malick

Adjective

malic (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to apples.
   • 1999, James Austin Kennedy, Proanthocyanidins in Vitis Vinifera L., Cv. Cabernet Sauvignon Berries, University of California, page 40:

     The fruit tastes very tart and has a green apple/malic flavor that is more pronounced than any berry type flavors.

2. (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to malic acid or its derivatives.

Quotations

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Derived terms

• malamic acid
• malamide
• malate
• pyromalic

Anagrams

• claim

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French malique.

Adjective

malic m or n (feminine singular malică, masculine plural malici, feminine/neuter plural malice)

1. malic

Declension

Declension of malic

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	malic		malică		malici	malice
	definite	malicul		malica		malicii	malicele
genitive- dative	indefinite	malic		malice		malici	malice
	definite	malicului		malicei		malicilor	malicelor