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