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Webster 1913 Edition
Succinic
Suc-cin′ic
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
succinique
. See Succinate
.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, amber; specif., designating a dibasic acid, C[GREEK]H[GREEK].(CO[GREEK]H)[GREEK], 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Succinic
SUCCIN'IC
,Adj.