dextropimaric acid

noun

dex·​tro·​pimaric acid

¦dekstrō+…-

: a crystalline resin acid C₁₉H₂₉COOH found especially in oleoresins from pine trees

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary dextr- + pimaric

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