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succinic acid

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 4 H 6 O 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of lacquers, dyes, and perfume.


succinic acid

noun

  1. a colourless odourless water-soluble dicarboxylic acid found in plant and animal tissues: used in making lacquers, dyes, perfumes, etc; 1,4-butanedioic acid. Formula: HOOCCH 2 :CH 2 COOH
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succinic acid

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  1. A colorless, crystalline organic acid that is important in the Krebs cycle and occurs naturally in amber. It is synthesized for use in pharmaceuticals and perfumes. Chemical formula: C 4 H 6 O 4 .
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of succinic acid1

First recorded in 1780–90
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Other genes were introduced to overproduce succinic acid.

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Andrew Waterhouse, a wine chemist at the University of California, Davis, agreed, saying that finding succinic acid indicated that fermentation had taken place.

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In the latest excavation, the archaeologists skipped the chemical scrub. This allowed researchers to extract four organic compounds present in the potsherds: citric acid, malic acid, succinic acid and tartaric acid.

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This allowed researchers to extract four organic compounds present in the potsherds: citric acid, malic acid, succinic acid and tartaric acid.

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He includes a citric, malic and succinic acid recipe for “lime acid,” which, he writes, “is what it says it is: a stand-in for lime juice.”

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