pimarIc

[Lat. pi ( nus ) mar ( itima ); Eng. suif.-ic.] Derived from Pinus maritima. pimaric-acid, a. Chem.: C20H3002. An acid, isomeric with sylvic acid, obtained by digesting the resin of Pinus mar i tim a with alcohol of 60 to 70 per cent. It forms white warty crystals, which become amorphous by keeping, melts at 149, is insoluble in water, slightly soluble in cold, but very soluble in boiling alcohol. The pima rates of the alkali metals are crystalline and soluble.