malamethane

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun A colorless compound, NH₂COCH-(OH)CH₂COOC₂H₅, formed by the action of dry ammonia on diethyl malate. Also called ethyl malamate.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun (Chem.) A white crystalline substance forming the ethyl salt of malamic acid.