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succinic acid definition

suc·cinic acid (sək sin′ik)

a colorless, crystalline dibasic acid, HOOC(CH)COOH, found in amber, lignite, and many plants, and produced synthetically or during alcoholic fermentation: it is used in medicine and organic synthesis

Etymology: Fr succinique < L succinum, amber

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