succinate

[ suhk-suh-neyt ]

/ ˈsʌk səˌneɪt /

Save This Word!

noun Chemistry.

a salt or ester of succinic acid.

QUIZ

WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?

Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!

Question 1 of 7

Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.

who

whom

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of succinate

From French, dating back to 1780–90; see origin at succinic, -ate²

Words nearby succinate

succession of crops, succession state, successive, successor, success story, succinate, succinct, succinctly, succinctorium, succinic, succinic acid

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use succinate in a sentence

Selenophene was prepared from sodium succinate and phosphorous triselenide, or by conducting ethylselenide through hot tubes.
Synthesis of 2-methyl-4-selenoquinazolone, 2-phenylbenzoselenazole, and its derivatives|Y-Gwan Chen
This process is as good as that by succinate of ammonia, which requires many precautions.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
The succinate of ammonia is an excellent reagent for detecting and separating iron.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
It is the combination of holadin, bile salts, sodium succinate and phenolphthalein to which objection is made.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for succinate

succinate

/ (ˈsʌksɪˌneɪt) /

noun

any salt or ester of succinic acid

Word Origin for succinate

C18: from succin (ic) + -ate ²

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for succinate

succinate

[ sŭk′sə-nāt′ ]

A salt or ester of succinic acid.