hydroabietyl alcohol

noun

hy·​dro·​ab·​i·​et·​yl alcohol

: a soft viscous resinous substance obtained by hydrogenation of the methyl ester of rosin and used especially as a plasticizer

Word History

Etymology

hydroabietyl from hydr- + abiet- (from abietic acid) + -yl

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