juniperic acid
noun
ju·ni·per·ic acid
\¦jünə¦perik-\
Definition of juniperic acid
: a crystalline hydroxy acid HOCH2(CH2)14COOH found in the waxy exudation from several conifers (as Juniperus sabina)
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Origin and Etymology of juniperic acid
International Scientific Vocabulary juniper- (from New Latin Juniperus, genus that produces it) + -ic
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