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agathic acid

noun
agath·​ic acid | \ ə-ˈga-thik-\

Definition of agathic acid

: a crystalline diterpenoid dibasic acid C18H28(COOH)2 obtained from Manila copal and from kauri

First Known Use of agathic acid

circa 1937, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for agathic acid

New Latin Agathis + English -ic

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