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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

Example Sentences

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Researchers plan further scale-up studies soon to support commercialization of the succinic acid production process.

From Science Daily Oct. 3, 2023

The work builds on years of research on succinic acid production by Zhao and his colleagues using Issatchenkia orientalis, an unconventional yeast ideal for making organic acids.

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

Department of considers succinic acid to be a valuable commodity since it can be refined with less energy than petroleum.

From Forbes Sep. 10, 2012

The medical chemists of the sixteenth century dealt much with substances derived from plants and animals, such as benzoic and succinic acids, spirit of wine, oils, etc.

From Heroes of Science Chemists by Muir, M. M. Pattison (Matthew Moncrieff Pattison)

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