Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to amber; obtained from amber.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (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.
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- adjective organic chemistry Of or pertaining to
succinic acid
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- adjective of or relating to or obtained from amber
Etymologies
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Examples
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It operates the world's first manufacturing plant dedicated to mass-producing a chemical called succinic acid by fermenting sugar from agricultural crops.
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Subsequent inquiry, careful research with the refinements of modern chemistry, have been applied to this problem, and they have shown that Lavoisier was not quite correct; that what he says is quite true for about 95 per cent. of the sugar, but that the other 5 per cent., or nearly so, is converted into two other things; one of them, matter which is called succinic acid, and the other matter which is called glycerine, which you all know now as one of the commonest of household matters.
Essays 2007
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Subsequent inquiry, careful research with the refinements of modern chemistry, have been applied to this problem, and they have shown that Lavoisier was not quite correct; that what he says is quite true for about 95 per cent. of the sugar, but that the other 5 per cent., or nearly so, is converted into two other things; one of them, matter which is called succinic acid, and the other matter which is called glycerine, which you all know now as one of the commonest of household matters.
Lectures and Essays Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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Subsequent inquiry, careful research with the refinements of modern chemistry, have been applied to this problem, and they have shown that Lavoisier was not quite correct; that what he says is quite true for about 95 per cent. of the sugar, but that the other 5 per cent., or nearly so, is converted into two other things; one of them, matter which is called succinic acid, and the other matter which is called glycerine, which you all know now as one of the commonest of household matters.
Yeast Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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Alar is manufactured by mixing succinic anhydride with 1,1,dimethylhydrazine UDMH, a toxic component of rocket fuel.
Wendy Gordon: The True Alar Story Wendy Gordon 2011
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Alar is manufactured by mixing succinic anhydride with 1,1,dimethylhydrazine UDMH, a toxic component of rocket fuel.
Wendy Gordon: The True Alar Story Wendy Gordon 2011
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Alar is manufactured by mixing succinic anhydride with 1,1,dimethylhydrazine UDMH, a toxic component of rocket fuel.
Wendy Gordon: The True Alar Story Wendy Gordon 2011
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I wrote for this theme, albeit a little late, at succinic. blogspot.com.
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Caprylic and succinic triglycerides also emollients
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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Caprylic and succinic triglycerides also emollients
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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