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malolactic

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Etymology

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From malo + lactic.

Adjective

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malolactic (not comparable)

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

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