succinic acid

Noun

Meaning

a dicarboxylic acid (C4H6O4) active in metabolic processes

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

gum arabic acidity regulator sugar acid butanedioic acid e363 octenyl succinic acid succinic acid ester succinic acids succinic anhydride

Hypernyms

carboxylic acid

Examples

Baltic amber yields on dry distillation succinic acid, the proportion varying from about 3% to 8%, and being greatest in the pale opaque or bony varieties. Source: Internet

Arthrobacter crystallopoietes produces a pigment when grown on 2-pyridone (right) but not when grown on succinic acid (left). Source: Internet

They also include much succinic acid. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

succinctorium succineid succinic succinic acid ester succinic acids succinic anhydride