Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to trees of the genus Abies; derived from the fir.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the fir tree or its products.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, pertaining to, or derived from
fir trees. - adjective organic chemistry Of or pertaining to
abietic acid or its derivatives.
Etymologies
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From Latin abies ("silver fir"), English -ic ("pertaining to").
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Examples
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Rosin contains abietic acid, which is a respiratory irritant, carcinogen, neurotoxin, and is known for its reproductive and developmental toxicity.
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It is also stated to contain abietic anhydride C44 H62 O4, but it is difficult to understand how a compound containing C44 can be produced from C10 H16.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 Various
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