succinic acid

noun

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

Similar
E363 when used as an acidity regulator
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Meanings

nounsuccinic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA 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

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
E363 when used as an acidity regulator

Translations

Bulgarian янтарна киселина
  • янтарна киселина (jantarna kiselina)colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2
Catalan àcid succínic
  • àcid succíniccolourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2
Chinese Mandarin 琥珀酸
  • 琥珀酸 (hǔpòsuān)colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2
Dutch barnsteenzuur
  • barnsteenzuurcolourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2
Finnish meripihkahappo
  • meripihkahappocolourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2
French acide succinique
  • acide succiniquecolourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2
German Bernsteinsäure
  • Bernsteinsäurecolourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2
Greek ηλεκτρικό οξύ
  • ηλεκτρικό οξύ (ilektrikó oxý)colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2
Hindi तृणमण्याम्ल
  • तृणमण्याम्ल (tŕṇmaṇyāmla)colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2
Japanese コハク酸, 琥珀酸
  • コハク酸 (kohaku-san)colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2
  • 琥珀酸 (kohaku-san)colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2
Latvian dzintarskābe
  • dzintarskābecolourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2
Polish kwas bursztynowy
  • kwas bursztynowycolourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2
Romanian acid succinic
  • acid succiniccolourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2
Russian янта́рная кислота́, бутандикислота́
  • янта́рная кислота́ (jantárnaja kislotá)colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2
  • бутандикислота́ (butandikislotá)colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2
Spanish ácido succínico
  • ácido succínicocolourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2
Swedish bärnstenssyra
  • bärnstenssyracolourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2
Cite this entry
APA

succinic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/succinic%20acid

MLA

“succinic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/succinic%20acid. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “succinic acid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/succinic%20acid.

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