succinic acid

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suc·cin·ic acid (s

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A colorless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, C₄H₆O₄, occurring naturally in amber and important in the Krebs cycle. It is also synthesized for use in pharmaceuticals and perfumes.

[French succinique, from Latin succinum, amber.]

succinic acid

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) 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: HOOCCH₂:CH₂COOH

succinic acid (s

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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: C₄H₆O₄.

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succinic acid - a dicarboxylic acid (C4H6O4) active in metabolic processes

carboxylic acid - an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups

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