pinic acid

noun

pi·​nic acid

ˈpīnik,

ˈpinik-

: a crystalline dicarboxylic acid HOOCC₆H₁₀CH₂COOH formed by oxidation of pinonic acid

Word History

Etymology

pinic from French pinique, from pin pine (from Latin pinus) + -ique -ic

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