abietic

English

Etymology

From Latin abies (“silver fir”) +‎ -ic (“pertaining to”).

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæb.iˈɛt.ɪk/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛtɪk

Adjective

abietic (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Of, pertaining to, or derived from fir trees[1]
  2. (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to abietic acid or its derivatives

Derived terms

Translations
  1. Jackson, Benjamin Daydon (1928) A glossary of botanic terms with their derivation and accent‎, Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, page 1
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