terpenylic acid

noun

ter·​pe·​nyl·​ic acid

¦tərpə¦nilik-

: a crystalline lactonic acid C₈H₁₂O₄ obtained especially by the oxidation of turpentine (see turpentine sense 2)

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary terpene + -yl + -ic

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