succinic acid

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Noun

succinic acid (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

• E363 when used as an acidity regulator

Translations

• French: acide succinique
• German: Bernsteinsäure
• Russian: янта́рная кислота́
• Spanish: ácido succínico

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