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English
Etymology
From French malique, from Latin mālum.
Pronunciation
Adjective
malic (not comparable)
- 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.
- (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to malic acid or its derivatives.
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French malique.
Adjective
malic m or n (feminine singular malică, masculine plural malici, feminine and neuter plural malice)
- malic
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