Defn: A volatile oil distilled from the resin or balsam of the nut pine (Pinus sabiniana) of California.
ABIETIC
Ab`i*et"ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the fir tree or its products; as, abietic acid, called also sylvic acid. Watts.
ABIETIN; ABIETINE
Ab"i*e*tin, Ab"i*e*tine, n. Etym: [See Abietene.] (Chem.)
Defn: 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. Watts.
ABIETINIC
Ab`i*e*tin"ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to abietin; as, abietinic acid.
ABIETITE
Ab"i*e*tite, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A substance resembling mannite, found in the needles of the common silver fir of Europe (Abies pectinata). Eng. Cyc.
ABIGAIL
Ab"i*gail, n. Etym: [The proper name used as an appellative.]