Terpenylic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Terpenylic \Ter`pe*nyl"ic\, a. [Terpene + -yl + -ic.] (Chem.)
     Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid, {C8H12O4} (called
     also terpentic acid), homologous with terebic acid, and
     obtained as a white crystalline substance by the oxidation of
     oil of turpentine with chromic acid.
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