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succinic |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Succinic \Suc*cin"ic\, a. [Cf. F. succinique See {Succinate}.] (Chem.) Pertaining to or derived from amber; specif., designating a dibasic acid, C?H?.(CO?H)?, first obtained by the dry distillation of amber. It is found in a number of plants, as in lettuce and wormwood, and is also produced artificially as a white crystalline substance having a slightly acid taste. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: succinic adj : of or relating to or obtained from amber
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