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Webster 1913 Edition


Succinic

Suc-cin′ic

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
succinique
. See
Succinate
.]
(Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, amber; specif., designating a dibasic acid, C[GREEK]H[GREEK].(CO[GREEK]H)[GREEK], first obtained by the dry distillation of amber. It is found in a number of plants, as in lettuce and wormwood, and is also produced artificially as a white crystalline substance having a slightly acid taste.

Webster 1828 Edition


Succinic

SUCCIN'IC

,
Adj.
Pertaining to amber; drawn from amber; as the succinic acid.

Definition 2024


succinic

succinic

English

Adjective

succinic (not comparable)

  1. (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to succinic acid