succinic acid

American  

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.

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succinic acid British  

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

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succinic acid Scientific  

/ 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 .

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Etymology

Origin of succinic acid

First recorded in 1780–90

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Example Sentences

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succinic acid

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

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2023

Using metabolic flux analysis from Rabinowitz's lab, they identified the steps in the yeast's metabolism that limited the production of 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

The succinic acid, also, is distinctive for this reason, that it is the source of that characteristic flavour in wine known as "vinosity."

From The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken by Philip E. Muskett

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