pimaric acid

noun

pi·​mar·​ic acid

pə̇ˈm|arik,

(ˈ)pī¦m|

: either of two isomeric crystalline acids occurring especially in oleoresins from pine trees and formerly regarded as stereoisomeric:

a

: dextropimaric acid

b

: levopimaric acid

Word History

Etymology

pimaric International Scientific Vocabulary pimar- (from New Latin Pinus maritima —synonym of Pinus pinaster, species name of the cluster pine—, from Pinus + maritima, from Latin, feminine of maritimus maritime) + -ic

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