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malolactate

malolactate is the misspelling of malolactic.

Meaning of malolactic

Adjective

malolactic (not comparable)

  1. Describing a type of fermentation in which malic acid is converted into lactic acid
    • The yeast seems to take up some of the malolactic bug by-products, especially diacetyl, and therefore reduces that butterscotchy aroma.1994, Dennis Schaefer, Vintage talk: conversations with California's new winemakers

Questions about malolactate

What is malolactate the misspelling of?
Malolactate is the misspelling of malolactic.

Words near malolactate in the dictionary

  1. maloids
  2. maloik
  3. maloiks
  4. malojilla
  5. malojillo
  6. malolactate
  7. malolactic
  8. malolactic fermentation
  9. Malolos
  10. malonaldehyde
  11. malonaldehydes

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