juvabione

noun

ju·​va·​bi·​one

ˌjüvəˈbīˌōn

plural -s

: paper factor

Word History

Etymology

juvenile + New Latin Abies, genus name of balsam fir, in which the substance is found + English -one (as in hormone)

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