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malonic

malonic

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Relating to malonic acid, a chemical used in labs
  • adjective
  • /məˈlɒnɪk/
  • Specialized
: malónico
  • The malonic acid is essential in organic chemistry.
  • malonic acid

Examples

  • Researchers are studying malonic derivatives for pharmaceutical applications.

  • Researchers studied the properties of malonic derivatives in the reaction.

  • The chemist synthesized a malonic compound for the laboratory experiment.

  • A malonic ester was used as a reagent in the organic synthesis.

  • The researchers used malonic acid to synthesize new compounds in their laboratory.

  • Adding malonic acid to the solution improved the reaction rate significantly.

  • In the experiment, malonic acid served as a key reagent for the chemical process.

Surface Forms

malonic positive

Morphology

malonic = malonic acid (opaque) = malon + ic

The term 'malonic' is derived from 'malonic acid', a specific chemical term not transparently linked to a more common English word.

Etymology

Malonic comes from the name of a related acid, malic, which itself comes from Latin malum meaning 'apple', because malic acid was first found in apples. So malonic means 'related to malonic acid', a kind of acid used in chemistry.