terebic, a. Chem.
(təˈrɛbɪk)
[f. terebinth) + -ic.]
Of, belonging to, or derived from turpentine, as in terebic acid, C7H10O4, a dibasic acid, a product of the action of nitric acid on turpentine-oil, also called turpentinic, terebenic, and terebilic acid. So terebic ether, an acid ether of terebic acid. Hence ˈterebate, a salt of terebic acid.
| 1857 Miller Elem. Chem. III. vii. §1. 502 The compound..deposits when left to itself for some weeks small four-sided prisms with an oblique terminal face. This substance is named terebic acid. 1868 Watts Dict. Chem. V. 723 Terebic acid..discovered by Bromeis.., who called it turpentinic acid; further examined by Rabourdin.., who designated it as terebilic or terebenic acid. Ibid. 724 Terebic acid is dibasic... The neutral terebates all contain water of crystallisation. |