|abē|ed.ik- noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary abiet-, (from Latin abiet-, abies silver fir) + -ic
: a colorless crystalline tricyclic acid C 19 H 29 COOH with two double bonds that constitutes the major component of rosin, that is formed from certain other resin acids by heat and acid treatment, and that is used chiefly in making esters for plasticizers