/ab"ee et"ik, ab'-/ , Chem.
a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble acid, C 20 H 30 O 2 , obtained from the resin of a species of pine: used chiefly in driers, varnishes, and soaps. Also called sylvic acid .
[ 1860-65; abiet- (s. of abies ) fir + -IC ]