ulmic

English

Etymology

Formed from the root of Latin ulmus (“an elm”), with the suffix -ic: compare French ulmique.

Adjective

ulmic (not comparable)

1. (organic chemistry) Pertaining to ulmin; designating an acid obtained from ulmin.

   ulmic acid

   ulmic precipitate

   ulmic substance

References

• “ulmic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “ulmic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• lumic

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Cognate with Romanian adulmeca, adulmec. Possibly from a Vulgar Latin root *adosmicō, from *adosmō, from Ancient Greek ὀσμάω (osmáō), which would make sense semantically but is difficult to connect phonetically. Compare Italian ormare, Spanish husmear, husmar probably coming from a Latin *osmāre, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It may be linked with urmã / ulmã through an *adormicāre. Another less likely etymology may be *adolmicāre, ultimately from oleō.

Verb

ulmic (past particple ulmicatã)

1. smell, scent, sniff

Related terms

• ulmicari / ulmicare
• urmã / ulmã
• ulmat