succinic
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or obtained from amber
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of, consisting of, containing, or derived from succinic acid
Etymology
Origin of succinic
1780–90; < French succinique < Latin succin ( um ), sūcinum amber + French -ique -ic
Example Sentences
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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
Working with Singh's group at IBRL, the team then scaled up succinic acid production using industrially relevant equipment to conduct an end-to-end integration of the process.
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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