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Definition of: malic
(mal′ik, mā′lik) adjective
1. Of, pertaining to, or obtained from apples.
2. Chem. Pertaining to or designating a deliquescent crystalline acid, C4H6O5, with a pleasant taste: contained in the juice of many sour fruits and some plants, and also made synthetically. [<F malique <L malum an apple]
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