succinic acid
noun
suc·cin·ic acid (ˌ)sək-ˈsi-nik- 
: a crystalline dicarboxylic acid C4H6O4 found widely in nature and active in energy-yielding metabolic reactions
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web So even if your baby’s temperature did somehow hit 400 degrees, the infinitesimal amount of succinic acid released would be too minuscule to provide an effect. 
Lindsey Hunter Lopez, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2020
Lindsey Hunter Lopez, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2020 Word History
Etymology
French succinique, from Latin succinum amber
First Known Use
1790, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
succinic acid
noun
suc·cin·ic acid (ˌ)sək-ˌsin-ik-
: a crystalline dicarboxylic acid C4H6O4 that is found widely in nature, that is formed in the Krebs cycle and in various fermentation processes, and that is used chiefly as an intermediate in synthesis (as of pharmaceuticals and synthetic resins)