PIMARIC ACID


Meaning of PIMARIC ACID in English

pə̇ˈm]arik, (ˈ)pī|m] noun

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

: either of two isomeric crystalline acids occurring especially in oleoresins from pine trees and formerly regarded as stereoisomeric:

a. : dextropimaric acid

b. : levopimaric acid

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