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- Latin · derived fromabiet
- English todayabietic acid
From Latin abiet, abies (“silver fir”) + English -ic (“having the character of”), + acid.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
abietic acid
Today it means: A yellowish resin acid isolated from rosin and used in varnishes and esters for plasticizers; C₁₉H₂₉COOH. Full definition →
Latin abiet