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Pertaining to, or derived from, amber; specif., designating a dibasic acid, C/H/.(CO/H)/, first obtained by the dry distillation of amber. It is found in a number of plants, as in lettuce and wormwood, and is also produc…

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  1. a. Pertaining to, or derived from, amber; specif., designating a dibasic acid, C/H/.(CO/H)/, first obtained by the dry distillation of amber. It is found in a number of plants, as in lettuce and wormwood, and is also produced artificially as a white crystalline substance having a slightly acid taste.
  2. adj. of or relating to or obtained from amber
  3. Pertaining to, or derived from, amber; specif., designating a dibasic acid, C
  4. Pertaining to, or derived from, amber; specif., designating adibasic acid, C
  5. a of or relating to or obtained from amber