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Preferred term

Succinic Acid  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • 1,2 Ethanedicarboxylic Acid
  • 1,2-Ethanedicarboxylic Acid
  • 1,4 Butanedioic Acid
  • 1,4-Butanedioic Acid
  • Butanedioic Acid

Scope note

  • A water-soluble, colorless crystal with an acid taste that is used as a chemical intermediate, in medicine, the manufacture of lacquers, and to make perfume esters. It is also used in foods as a sequestrant, buffer, and a neutralizing agent. (Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 12th ed, p1099; McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed, p1851)

History note

  • 98; use SUCCINIC ACID (NM) 1981-97

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019802

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