Meanings
- uncountablechemistryA colorless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, hydroxy-malonic acid, found in wine, apples, and other fruit; it is converted to lactic acid by malolactic fermentation.
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Malic acid is a crystalline white solid (m.p. 100°C) and is highly soluble in water.[…] Malic acid finds use in a variety of products, mostly in fruit-flavoured carbonates. It is the preferred acidulant in low-calorie drinks and in cider and apple drinks, enhancing flavour and stabilising colour in carbonated and non-carbonated fruit-flavoured drinks.
2008, Dr. David Steen, Philip R. Ashurst, editors, Carbonated Soft Drinks: Formulation and Manufacture, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 62Synonyms: E296 when used as an acidity regulator, acid of apples
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA colorless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, hydroxy-malonic acid, found in wine, apples, and other fruit; it is converted to lactic acid by malolactic fermentation.
Translations
Arabic حَمْض التُّفَّاح
- حَمْض التُّفَّاح (ḥamḍ at-tuffāḥ)the organic acid
Bulgarian я́бълчена киселина́
- я́бълчена киселина́ (jábălčena kiseliná)the organic acid
Catalan àcid màlic
- àcid màlicthe organic acid
Chinese Mandarin 蘋果酸 /苹果酸
- 蘋果酸 /苹果酸 (píngguǒsuān)the organic acid
Czech kyselina jablečná
- kyselina jablečnáthe organic acid
Dutch appelzuur
- appelzuurthe organic acid
Estonian õunhape
- õunhapethe organic acid
Finnish omenahappo
- omenahappothe organic acid
French acide malique
- acide maliquethe organic acid
German Äpfelsäure
- Äpfelsäurethe organic acid
Hungarian almasav
- almasavthe organic acid
Italian acido malico
- acido malicothe organic acid
Japanese リンゴ酸, 林檎酸
- リンゴ酸 (ringosan)the organic acid
- 林檎酸 (ringosan)the organic acid
Korean 말산, 사과산
- 말산 (malsan)the organic acid
- 사과산 (sagwasan)the organic acid
Latvian ābolskābe
- ābolskābethe organic acid
Polish kwas jabłkowy
- kwas jabłkowythe organic acid
Portuguese ácido málico
- ácido málicothe organic acid
Romanian acid malic
- acid malicthe organic acid
Russian я́блочная кислота́, оксиянта́рная кислота́
- я́блочная кислота́ (jábločnaja kislotá)the organic acid
- оксиянта́рная кислота́ (oksijantárnaja kislotá)the organic acid
Slovak kyselina jablčná
- kyselina jablčnáthe organic acid
Spanish ácido málico
- ácido málicothe organic acid
Swedish äppelsyra, äpplesyra
- äppelsyrathe organic acid
- äpplesyrathe organic acid
Turkish malik asit
- malik asitthe organic acid
Ukrainian я́блучна кислота́
- я́блучна кислота́ (jáblučna kyslotá)the organic acid
Welsh asid malig
- asid maligthe organic acid
Cite this entry
malic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malic%20acid
“malic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malic%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malic acid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malic%20acid.
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