abietic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

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[edit]

Translations[edit]

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