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malolactic

malolactic adjective: describing a type of fermentation in which malic acid is converted into lactic acid.

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

Origin of malolactic

From malo + lactic.

Words formed from malolactic

Questions about malolactic

What does malolactic mean?
Malolactic means describing a type of fermentation in which malic acid is converted into lactic acid.
What part of speech is malolactic?
Malolactic is an adjective.

Words near malolactic in the dictionary

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

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