succinic

American  

[suhk-sin-ik] / səkˈsɪn ɪk /

adjective

1. pertaining to or obtained from amber.

2. Chemistry. of or derived from succinic acid.

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succinic British  

/ sʌkˈsɪnɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or obtained from amber

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

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Etymology

Origin of succinic

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

Example Sentences

Both have been used by companies and labs to produce succinic acid but proved to be too costly, so efforts to scale up production have failed, Zhao said.

From Science Daily

Andrew Waterhouse, a wine chemist at the University of California, Davis, agreed, saying that finding succinic acid indicated that fermentation had taken place.

From New York Times

In the latest excavation, the archaeologists skipped the chemical scrub. This allowed researchers to extract four organic compounds present in the potsherds: citric acid, malic acid, succinic acid and tartaric acid.

From Washington Post

This allowed researchers to extract four organic compounds present in the potsherds: citric acid, malic acid, succinic acid and tartaric acid.

From Seattle Times

University of Pennsylvania biomolecular archaeologist Patrick McGovern found evidence of tartaric acid, an indication of brewing involving the Eurasian grape, as well as three associated organic acids: malic, succinic and citric.

From Reuters