- abietite
- abietite Chem.
(ˈæbɪətaɪt)[mod. f. L. abiet-em fir + -ite, chem. formative.]A saccharine substance C6H8O3, obtained from the needles of the silver-fir, analogous to mannite.
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Abietite — Ab i*e*tite, n. (Chem.) A substance resembling mannite, found in the needles of the common silver fir of Europe ({Abies pectinata}). Eng. Cyc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abietite — noun A substance resembling mannite, found in the needles of the common silver fir of Europe (Abies pectinata) Eng. Cyc … Wiktionary
Abies pectinata — Abietite Ab i*e*tite, n. (Chem.) A substance resembling mannite, found in the needles of the common silver fir of Europe ({Abies pectinata}). Eng. Cyc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
