succinic acid
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C4H6O4, used chiefly in the manufacture of lacquers, dyes, and perfume.
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Apparently the succinic acid in the beads has an anti-inflammatory effect.
Kids Eat the Darndest Things: Laundry Pods, Teething Necklaces, and More Of The Weirdest Stuff Sending Kids to the E.R. | Russell Saunders | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis oil always reddens litmus paper, because it contains a little succinic acid.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreIt always reddens litmus paper, from containing a little succinic acid.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreDr. Heintz has lately added to these succinic acid, discovered in a hydatid cyst of the liver.
The Action of Medicines in the System | Frederick William HeadlandThis is true of the fatty acid series, and the corresponding ketones and alcohols, and also of the succinic acid series.
Reducing agents (zinc and caustic alkali, hydriodic acid, sodium amalgam, &c.) convert it into succinic acid.
British Dictionary definitions for succinic acid
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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Scientific definitions for succinic acid
[ sək-sĭn′ĭk ]
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: C4H6O4.
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