The Collaborative International Dictionary
Succinic
Succinic \Suc*cin"ic\, a. [Cf. F. succinique. See Succinate.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, amber; specif., designating a dibasic acid, C?H?.(CO?H)?, first obtained by the dry distillation of amber. It is found in a number of plants, as in lettuce and wormwood, and is also produced artificially as a white crystalline substance having a slightly acid taste.
Wiktionary
succinic
a. (context organic chemistry English) Of or pertaining to succinic acid
WordNet
succinic
adj. of or relating to or obtained from amber
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "succinic".
The plant also contains tannin, resin, starch, succinic, malic, and acetic acids, with nitrate of potash, and other salts.