Definition of Terebic

1. a. Pertaining to, or obtained from, terbenthene (oil of turpentine); specifically, designating an acid, C7H10O4, obtained by the oxidation of terbenthene with nitric acid, as a white crystalline substance.

Definition of Terebic

1. Adjective. pertaining to turpentine, often terebic acid ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Terebic

1. pertaining to an acid derived from oil of turpentine [adj]

Medical Definition of Terebic

1. Pertaining to, or obtained from, terbenthene (oil of turpentine); specifically, designating an acid, C7H10O4, obtained by the oxidation of terbenthene with nitric acid, as a white crystalline substance. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Terebic

tercets
tercian
tercians
tercile
terciles
tercine
tercio
tercios
terdiurnal
terebate
terebates
terebene
terebenes
terebenthene
terebic (current term)
terebic acid
terebilenic
terebilenic acid
terebinth
terebinthic
terebinthina
terebinthinate
terebinthine
terebinthinism
terebinths
terebra
terebrae
terebrant
terebrantia

Literary usage of Terebic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fownes' Manual of Chemistry, Theoretical and Practical by George Fownes (1878)
"cin- not be obtained in the frei- stale, as, when separated from the talts, iti* immediately- resolved into water and terebic acid. Terpin heated to 400O C. ..."

2. Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds: Or, Organic Chemistry by Victor von Richter (1891)
"terebic acid is formed when turpentine oil is oxidized with nitric acid (also some dimethyl fumaric acid, p. ..."

3. Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds: Or, Organic Chemistry by Victor von Richter (1891)
"terebic acid is formed when turpentine oil is oxidized with nitric acid (also some dimethyl fumaric acid, p. ..."

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