What is another word for succinic?

Pronunciation: [səksˈɪnɪk] (IPA)

Succinic is a commonly used word in chemistry. It is often used to refer to an acid or a compound derived from amber. Some synonyms for the word succinic include amber acid, butanedioic acid, and spirit of amber. Other related terms that can be used interchangeably with succinic include succinate, succinyl, and succination. These words all have similar meanings and are used in various scientific and medical contexts. Understanding these various synonyms and related terms can help researchers and students communicate and understand concepts related to this important chemical compound.

Synonyms for Succinic:

What are the hypernyms for Succinic?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    dicarboxylic acid, organic acid, alpha-hydroxy acid.

Usage examples for Succinic

Supposing that view to be correct, there would be no more theoretical difficulty about turning water into alcohol, ethereal and colouring matters, than there is, at this present moment, any practical difficulty in working other such miracles; as when we turn sugar into alcohol, carbonic acid, glycerine, and succinic acid; or transmute gas-refuse into perfumes rarer than musk and dyes richer than Tyrian purple."
"Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work"
P. Chalmers Mitchell
The bitter taste of the true Wormwood is also due to "absinthin," and each kind contains nitrate of potash, tannin, and resin, with succinic, malic, and acetic acids.
"Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure"
William Thomas Fernie
The plant also contains tannin, resin, starch, succinic, malic, and acetic acids, with nitrate of potash, and other salts.
"Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure"
William Thomas Fernie

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