Defn: A salt of succinic acid.
SUCCINCT Suc*cinct", a. Etym: [L. succinctus, p.p. of succingere to gird below or from below, to tuck up; sub + cingere to gird. Cf. Cincture.]
1. Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together. His habit fit for speed succinct. Milton.
2. Compressed into a narrow compass; brief; concise. Let all your precepts be succinct and clear. Roscommon. The shortest and most succinct model that ever grasped all the needs and necessities of mankind. South.
Syn.
— Short; brief; concise; summary; compendious; laconic; terse.
— Suc*cinct"ly, adv.
— Suc*cinct"ness, n.
SUCCINIC
Suc*cin"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. succinique. See Succinate.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, amber; specif., designating a dibasic acid, C
SUCCINIMIDE
Suc`cin*im"ide, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, C2H4.(CO)2.NH, obtained by treating succinic anhydride with ammonia gas. It is a typical imido acid, and forms a series of salts. See Imido acid, under Imido.
SUCCINITE
Suc"ci*nite, n. Etym: [Cf. F. succinite.] (Min.)
(a) Amber.
(b) A garnet of an amber color.