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From sylvic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
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Today it means: abietate (salt or ester of sylvic acid (abietic acid)). Full definition →
Today it means: abietate (salt or ester of sylvic acid (abietic acid)). Full definition →
From sylvic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.