succinic

[ suh k-sin-ik ]

/ səkˈsɪn ɪk /

adjective

pertaining to or obtained from amber.

Chemistry. of or derived from succinic acid.

Words nearby succinic

successive, successor, succinate, succinct, succinctorium, succinic, succinic acid, succinylcholine, succinylcholine chloride, succinylcoenzyme a, succise

Origin of succinic

1780–90; < French succinique < Latin succin(um), sūcinum amber + French -ique -ic

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Examples from the Web for succinic

Apparently the succinic acid in the beads has an anti-inflammatory effect.
Kids Eat the Darndest Things: Laundry Pods, Teething Necklaces, and More Of The Weirdest Stuff Sending Kids to the E.R.|Russell Saunders|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
About twelve years ago I decided to prove Succinic acid (Acidum succinicum).
New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers|Various
Dr. Heintz has lately added to these succinic acid, discovered in a hydatid cyst of the liver.
The Action of Medicines in the System|Frederick William Headland
There is a small quantity of acetic, formic, and succinic acids formed.
The Bacillus of Long Life|Loudon Douglas

Of the acid produced, less than 30 per cent is lactic acid; the other acids are formic, acetic, proprionic and succinic.
The Book of Cheese|Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
Reducing agents (zinc and caustic alkali, hydriodic acid, sodium amalgam, &c.) convert it into succinic acid.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for succinic

succinic

/ (sʌkˈsɪnɪk) /

adjective

of, relating to, or obtained from amber

of, consisting of, containing, or derived from succinic acid

Word Origin for succinic

C18: from French succinique, from Latin succinum amber

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