[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

malic \ma"lic\, a. l. malum an apple: cf. f. malique. chem.
   pertaining to, or obtained from, apples; as, malic acid.
   1913 webster

   malic acid, chem. a hydroxy acid
      ho.co.ch2.choh.co.oh obtained from unripe fruit
      such as green apples, currants, tomatoes or cherries as
      a substance which is sirupy or crystallized with
      difficulty, and has a strong but pleasant sour taste. it
      is levorotatory or dextrorotatory according to the
      temperature and concentration; the natural form is of l-
      conformation. a synthetic variety is a derivative of
      succinic acid, but as with most simple synthetic
      compounds, is a racemic mixture of isomers and thus has no
      rotatory action on polarized light.
      1913 webster +pjc
see also:
malic acid ho.co.ch2.choh.co.oh 

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