succinic acid

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 4 H 6 O 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of lacquers, dyes, and perfume.

succinic acid

noun

1. a colourless odourless water-soluble dicarboxylic acid found in plant and animal tissues: used in making lacquers, dyes, perfumes, etc; 1,4-butanedioic acid. Formula: HOOCCH 2 :CH 2 COOH

succinic acid

/ sək-sĭn′ĭk /

1. A colorless, crystalline organic acid that is important in the Krebs cycle and occurs naturally in amber. It is synthesized for use in pharmaceuticals and perfumes. Chemical formula: C 4 H 6 O 4 .

Word History and Origins

Origin of succinic acid¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

Apparently the succinic acid in the beads has an anti-inflammatory effect.

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This oil always reddens litmus paper, because it contains a little succinic acid.

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It always reddens litmus paper, from containing a little succinic acid.

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Dr. Heintz has lately added to these succinic acid, discovered in a hydatid cyst of the liver.

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This is true of the fatty acid series, and the corresponding ketones and alcohols, and also of the succinic acid series.

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Reducing agents (zinc and caustic alkali, hydriodic acid, sodium amalgam, &c.) convert it into succinic acid.

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