succinic acid


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
succinic acid /sʌkˈsɪnɪk/
noun Biochemistry a crystalline organic acid which occurs in living tissue as an intermediate in glucose metabolism.
– origin C18: from Fr. succinique, from L. succinum ‘amber’ (from which it was first derived).
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