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terebic acid definition

te·rebic acid (tə reb′ik, -rē′bik)

a white, crystalline acid, CHO, a product of the oxidation of spirits of turpentine

Etymology: < terebinth + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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