Succinic Acid

Zell's Condensed Dictionary · 1879 · p. 44

(-sin'ik.) [From Lat. succinum, amber.] (Chem.) An acid obtained by the destructive distillation of another. It has also been obtained by the action of nitric acid on stearic and margaric acids. It forms regular colorle crystals, and is a compound of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Form. 2HO.C8H406. [s. 864]