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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A white crystalline dicarboxylic acid, C3H4O4, that is a strong irritant and is used in making barbiturates.
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- noun organic chemistry a
white crystalline dicarboxylic acid , CH2(COOH)2, used in makingbarbiturates
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French (acide) malonique, alteration of malique, malic (acid); see malic acid.]
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