Hypertext Webster Gateway: "succinic"
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) 1.7 (wn)
succinic
adj : of or relating to or obtained from amber
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