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Definition: ABIETINE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A resinous obtained from Strasburg turpentine or Canada balsam. It is without taste or smell, is insoluble in water, but soluble in alcohol (especially at the boiling point), in strong acetic acid, and in ether.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Abietine" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: ABIETINE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A resinous obtained from Strasburg turpentine or Canada balsam. It is without taste or smell, is insoluble in water, but soluble in alcohol (especially at the boiling point), in strong acetic acid, and in ether.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "ABIETINE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)