Usually means: Organic compound, unsaturated dicarboxylic acid.
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  1. maleic: Collins English Dictionary
  2. maleic: Wordnik
  3. maleic: Wiktionary
  4. Maleic, maleic: Dictionary.com
  5. Maleic: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  6. maleic: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  7. Maleic: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  8. maleic: FreeDictionary.org
  9. Maleic: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adjective:  (chemistry) of or relating to maleic acid or its derivatives

Similar:
maleamic, malic, malonic, mevalonic, maleylated, pyromalic, madecassic, methanoic, methacrylic, ethylmalonic, more...

Opposite:
fumaric, feminine, womanly

Types:
anhydride, acid, ester, hydrazide, imide, more...

Phrases:
maleic anhydride, maleic acid, maleic hydrazide, maleic acids, maleic anhydrides, more...

Adjectives:
styrene, crude, excess, low, high, various, molecular, pure, different, unsaturated, acid

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Similar:
maleamic, malic, malonic, mevalonic, maleylated, pyromalic, madecassic, methanoic, methacrylic, ethylmalonic, more...

Opposite:
fumaric, feminine, womanly

Types:
anhydride, acid, ester, hydrazide, imide, more...

Phrases:
maleic anhydride, maleic acid, maleic hydrazide, maleic acids, maleic anhydrides, Styrene maleic anhydride, more...

Adjectives:
styrene, crude, excess, low, high, various, molecular, pure, different, unsaturated, acid



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