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succinic acid

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 4 H 6 O 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of lacquers, dyes, and perfume.


succinic acid

noun

  1. a colourless odourless water-soluble dicarboxylic acid found in plant and animal tissues: used in making lacquers, dyes, perfumes, etc; 1,4-butanedioic acid. Formula: HOOCCH 2 :CH 2 COOH
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succinic acid

/ sək-sĭnĭk /

  1. A colorless, crystalline organic acid that is important in the Krebs cycle and occurs naturally in amber. It is synthesized for use in pharmaceuticals and perfumes. Chemical formula: C 4 H 6 O 4 .


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Word History and Origins

Origin of succinic acid1

First recorded in 1780–90
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Example Sentences

Apparently the succinic acid in the beads has an anti-inflammatory effect.

This oil always reddens litmus paper, because it contains a little succinic acid.

It always reddens litmus paper, from containing a little succinic acid.

Dr. Heintz has lately added to these succinic acid, discovered in a hydatid cyst of the liver.

This is true of the fatty acid series, and the corresponding ketones and alcohols, and also of the succinic acid series.

Reducing agents (zinc and caustic alkali, hydriodic acid, sodium amalgam, &c.) convert it into succinic acid.

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succinicsuccinylcholine chloride