Organic Chemical
succinate Audio
suc·ci·nate [ suhk-suh-neyt ]
Subclass of:
Dicarboxylic Acids
Definitions related to succinates:
  • Class of dicarboxylic acids with the general structure of butanedioic acid; used in perfumery and as a chemical intermediate in medicine; 1,4-butanedioic acid is an intermediate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Derivatives of SUCCINIC ACID. Included under this heading are a broad variety of acid forms, salts, esters, and amides that contain a 1,4-carboxy terminated aliphatic structure.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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