tereˈbentic, a. Chem.
[f. L. ter(e)bent-inus (see terebinthine) + -ic.]
Of the nature of turpentine; in terebentic acid, C9H14O5, a crystalline substance obtained by digesting oil of turpentine with oxide of lead.
| 1894 Morley & Muir Watts' Dict. Chem. IV. 657. |