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SUCCINIC ACID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does succinic acid mean?
• SUCCINIC ACID (noun)
The noun SUCCINIC ACID has 1 sense:
1. a dicarboxylic acid (C4H6O4) active in metabolic processes
Familiarity information: SUCCINIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dicarboxylic acid (C4H6O4) active in metabolic processes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("succinic acid" is a kind of...):
carboxylic acid (an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups)
Context examples
A succinic acid derivative with hypoglycemic activity.
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