abietene

noun

ab·​i·​e·​tene

-ˌtēn

plural -s

: the hydrocarbon mixture, chiefly C₁₉H₃₀ with two double bonds in the molecule, that results from heating resin acids

Word History

Etymology

abiet(ic acid) + -ene

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

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