Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A colorless compound, H2NCOCH(OH)CH2CONH2, prepared by the action of ammonia on ethyl malate. It crystallizes in rectangular prisms.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) The acid amide derived from malic acid, as a white crystalline substance metameric with asparagine.
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- noun organic chemistry The
acid amide derived frommalic acid , as a whitecrystalline substancemetameric withasparagine .
Etymologies
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Blend of malic and amide
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