Succinic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  succinic
       adj : of or relating to or obtained from amber