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succinic

American  
[suhk-sin-ik] / səkˈsɪn ɪk /

adjective

  1. pertaining to or obtained from amber.

  2. Chemistry. of or derived from succinic acid.


succinic British  
/ sʌkˈsɪnɪk /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or obtained from amber

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

"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

Etymology

Origin of succinic

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


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The final step was working with Guest to simulate a full end-to-end, low-pH succinic acid production pipeline, using the open-source software platform BioSTEAM developed by his group.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2023

Those microorganisms require the addition of a base to neutralize the toxic acidic conditions so they can continue making succinic acid.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2023

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

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2017

The salts from succinic acid are also effective in coolants and are less toxic than other cooling chemicals.

From Forbes ● Sep. 10, 2012

Oxalic, citric, tartaric, succinic, malic, gallic and tannic are other well-known organic acids.

From The Farm That Won't Wear Out by Cyril G. (Cyril George) Hopkins

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