succinic

[ suh k-sin-ik ]

/ səkˈsɪn ɪk /

adjective

pertaining to or obtained from amber.

Chemistry. of or derived from succinic acid.

Nearby words

successor, succinate, succinct, succinctly, succinctorium, succinic, succinic acid, succinite, succinylcholine, succinylcholine chloride, succinylcoenzyme a

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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