succinic acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH₂COOH)₂, that occurs naturally in amber and is important in the metabolic Krebs cycle.

Word forms

succinic acid

Synonyms

E363 when used as an acidity regulator

Derived words

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