Abietate

/ˌæbɪˈeɪteɪt/ noun

Definition

A salt or ester of abietic acid, found in conifer resins and used in varnishes and adhesives.

Etymology

Derived from 'abietic' (relating to abietic acid) plus the chemical suffix '-ate' (indicating a salt or ester). Abietic acid itself comes from 'abies' (the fir tree genus), since this acid is a major component of rosin derived from conifer resin.

Kelly Says

Abietates are the unsung heroes of sticky situations—they're in the rosin that helps violin bows grip strings, in adhesives, and in varnishes. The chemistry of medieval pine resin has been preserved in a modern compound name, connecting ancient trees to modern materials through one elegant molecule.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
abietaat
AMአማርኛ
አብየት
a-bee-yet
ARالعربية
أبيات
a-bee-a-t
BGБългарски
абиетат
BNবাংলা
অবিয়েটেট
a-bee-e-te-t
CACatalà
abietate
a-bee-e-ta
CSČeština
abietate
a-bee-e-ta
DADansk
abietate
a-bee-e-ta
DEDeutsch
Abietat
a-bee-e-tat
ELΕλληνικά
αβιετατ
a-vee-ta-t
ESEspañol
abietato
a-bee-e-ta-toh
ETEesti
abietaat
EUEuskara
abietate
FAفارسی
ابیِت
a-bee-e-t
FISuomi
abietate
a-bee-e-ta
FRFrançais
abietate
a-bee-e-ta
GLGalego
abietato
GUGU
અબીએટેટ
a-bee-e-ta-t
HAHA
abietate
a-bee-e-ta
HEעברית
אביטט
a-bee-tat
HIहिन्दी
अबिएटेट
a-bee-e-ta-t
HRHrvatski
abietat
HUMagyar
abietate
a-bee-e-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
abietate
a-bee-e-ta
IGIG
abietate
a-bee-e-ta
ITItaliano
abietato
a-bee-e-ta-toh
JA日本語
アビエタート
a-bie-ta-to
KKKK
абиетат
a-bee-e-tat
KMKM
អាប៊ីអេត
a-a-bee-e-ta
KO한국어
아비에타트
a-bi-e-ta-tt
LTLietuvių
abietatas
LVLatviešu
abietāte
MNМонгол
абиетат
MRMR
अबिएटेट
a-bee-e-ta-t
MSBahasa Melayu
abietate
a-bee-e-ta
MYမြန်မာ
အဘီးတ
a-bee-ta
NLNederlands
abietate
a-bee-e-ta
NONorsk
abietate
a-bee-e-ta
PAPA
ਅਬੀਏਟ
a-bee-e-ta
PLPolski
abietate
a-bee-e-ta
PTPortuguês
abietato
a-bee-e-ta-toh
RORomână
abietate
a-bee-e-ta
RUРусский
абиетат
a-bee-e-tat
SKSlovenčina
abietát
SLSlovenščina
abietata
SRСрпски
абијетат
SVSvenska
abietate
a-bee-e-ta
SWKiswahili
abietate
a-bee-e-ta
TAதமிழ்
அபியேட்ட
a-bi-ye-tta
TEతెలుగు
అబియేట
a-bi-ye-ta
THไทย
อับบิเอท
ap-bi-e-t
TLTL
abietate
a-bee-e-ta
TRTürkçe
abietate
a-bee-e-ta
UKУкраїнська
абієтат
a-bee-e-tat
URاردو
ابِیِٹ
a-bee-e-t
VITiếng Việt
abietate
a-bee-e-ta
YOYO
abietate
a-bee-e-ta
ZH中文
松脂酸盐
sōng zhī suān yǎn
ZUZU
abietate
a-bee-e-ta

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