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succinic acid Definition

suc·cinic acid (sək sin′ik)

noun

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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  6. ‹ successfully
  7. ‹ successful
  8. ‹ success
  9. ‹ succeeding
  10. ‹ succeed
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