See Also: sleave(1)(dictionary)
sleave(2)(dictionary)
maleic(medicine)
maleic(dictionary)
maleic acid(medicine)
maleic anhydrides(medicine)
maleic hydrazide(medicine)

sleave(2) (iou) and maleic (iou)


sleave(2) (iou)



sleave verb trans. [sli:v] Now dial. L16.

Divide (silk) by separation into filaments. L16.
Cleave, split, tear apart. dial. E19.
Comb.: sleave-silk silk thread that can be separated into smaller filaments for use in embroidery etc.

maleic (iou)



maleic adjective. M19.
[French maleique alt. of malique MALIC.]
Chemistry.
maleic acid, a crystalline unsaturated dibasic acid, cis-HOOCCHCHCOOH, which is isomeric with fumaric acid and is obtained in the dry distillation of malic acid; cis-butenedioic acid. M19.
maleic anhydride, the anhydride, C4H2O3, of maleic acid, used in synthesis to form addition compounds with substances containing conjugated carbon-carbon double bonds. M20.