Succinic /(?)/

Suc·cin·ic

Succinic

a.
  1. 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. (Chem.)