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maleate
industrially
maleylation
fumaric acid
maleamic acid
fruit
unripe
polyester
maleimide
diethyl maleate
geometric isomer
resin
unsaturated
organic
rotoxamine
maleic anhydride
maleyl
maleic
production
maleylated
dicarboxylic acid
Definitions:
Noun
maleic acid
Definition: a colorless crystalline compound found in unripe fruit (such as apples or tomatoes or cherries) and used mainly to make polyester resins
Definition: an unsaturated organic dicarboxylic acid, HOOCCH=CHCOOH, the geometric isomer of fumaric acid; it is found in unripe fruit, and is used industrially in the production of polyester resins