succinic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to or obtained from amber

WordNet

Suc*cin"ic adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. succinique. See Succinate.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, amber; specif., designating a dibasic acid, CH.(COH), 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.

Webster 1913