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malonic acid

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a white crystalline dicarboxylic acid, CH2(COOH)2, used in making barbiturates

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: малонова киселина (malonova kiselina) — CH2(COOH)2
  • Chinese Mandarin: 丙二酸 (bǐng'èrsuān) — CH2(COOH)2
  • Indonesian: asam malonat — CH2(COOH)2
  • Javanese: asem malonat — CH2(COOH)2
  • Romanian: acid malonic — CH2(COOH)2
  • Russian: мало́новая кислота́ (malónovaja kislotá) — CH2(COOH)2
  • Swedish: malonsyra — CH2(COOH)2