单词 | maleic acid |
释义 | maleic acid[ muh-lee-ik ] / məˈli ɪk / noun Chemistry.a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C4H4O4, isomeric with fumaric acid, having an astringent, repulsive taste and faint acidulous odor: used in the manufacture of synthetic resins, the dyeing and finishing of textiles, and as a preservative for fats and oils. Origin of maleic acid1870–75; <French maléique, alteration of maliquemalic Words nearby maleic acidmalefic, maleficence, maleficent, Malegaon, male gaze, maleic acid, maleic anhydride, maleic hydrazide, male menopause, malemute, Malenkov Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for maleic acidmaleic acid / (məˈleɪɪk) / nouna colourless soluble crystalline substance used to synthesize other compounds. Formula: HOOCCH:CHCOOHSystematic name: cis-butanedioic acid Word Origin for maleic acidC19: from French maléique, altered form of malique; see malic acid Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for maleic acidmaleic acid [ mə-lē′ĭk ] n.A colorless crystalline dibasic acid that is an isomer of fumaric acid and is used as an oil and fat preservative. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for maleic acidmaleic acid [ mə-lē′ĭk ] A colorless crystalline acid used in textile processing and as an oil and fat preservative. Maleic acid is a geometric isomer of fumaric acid, having two carboxyl groups (COOH) on the same side of an ethylene chain. Chemical formula: C4H4O4. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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