Succinic
[Adjective]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Pertaining to, or derived from,
amber; specif., designating a
dibasic acid, C/H/.(CO/H)/, 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.
