malic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmælɪk/
Etymology
From French malique, from Latin mālum.
Meanings
-
(not-comparable) Pertaining to apples.
The fruit tastes very tart and has a green apple/malic flavor that is more pronounced than any berry type flavors.
1999, James Austin Kennedy, Proanthocyanidins in Vitis Vinifera L., Cv. Cabernet Sauvignon Berries, University of California, page 40:
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to malic acid or its derivatives.
Deriveds
malamic acid · malamide · pyromalic · malate