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.
Suc*cin"ic (?), a. [Cf. F. succinique. See Succinate.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, amber; specif., designating a dibasic
acid, C&?;H&?;.(CO&?;H)&?;, 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.
Suc`cin*im"ide (?), n. (Chem.) 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.
Suc"ci*nite (?), n. [Cf. F. succinite.] (Min.) (a) Amber. (b) A garnet
of an amber color.