pinic acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dicarboxylic acid and recognized as an oxidation product of α-pinene, a common terpene found in pine resin.
  2. An acid which is the chief constituent of common resin.

Word forms

pinic acid

Etymology

From Latin pinus (“pine”).

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