'Maleic' definitions:
Definition of 'Maleic'
From: GCIDE
- Maleic \Ma*le"ic\, a. [Cf. F. mal['e]ique. See Malic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the ethylene series (maleic acid), metameric with fumaric acid and obtained by heating malic acid. [1913 Webster]