agathic acid

noun

agath·​ic acid

ə-ˈga-thik-

: a crystalline diterpenoid dibasic acid C₁₈H₂₈(COOH)₂ obtained from Manila copal and from kauri

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Agathis + English -ic

First Known Use

circa 1937, in the meaning defined above

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