pinic acid
Chemistry
noun
A dicarboxylic acid, C9H14O4, obtained from pine resin, whose molecule contains a four-membered ring.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Thomson (1773–1852), chemist.
- Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van
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- Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
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