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turpentine

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Turpentine  \Tur"pen*tine\,  n.  [F.  t['e]r['e]bentine,  OF  also 
  turbentine;  cf  Pr  terebentina  terbentina  It  terebentina 
  trementina;  fr  L.  terebinthinus  of  the  turpentine  tree,  from 
  terebinthus  the  turpentine  tree.  Gr  ?,  ?.  See  {Terebinth}.] 
  A  semifluid  or  fluid  oleoresin,  primarily  the  exudation  of 
  the  terebinth,  or  turpentine,  tree  ({Pistacia  Terebinthus}), 
  a  native  of  the  Mediterranean  region.  It  is  also  obtained 
  from  many  coniferous  trees,  especially  species  of  pine, 
  larch,  and  fir. 
 
  Note:  There  are  many  varieties  of  turpentine.  Chian 
  turpentine  is  produced  in  small  quantities  by  the 
  turpentine  tree  ({Pistacia  Terebinthus}).  Venice, 
  Swiss,  or  larch  turpentine,  is  obtained  from  {Larix 
  Europ[ae]a}.  It  is  a  clear,  colorless  balsam,  having  a 
  tendency  to  solidify.  Canada  turpentine,  or  Canada 
  balsam,  is  the  purest  of  all  the  pine  turpentines  (see 
  under  {Balsam}).  The  Carpathian  and  Hungarian  varieties 
  are  derived  from  {Pinus  Cembra}  and  {Pinus  Mugho}. 
  Carolina  turpentine,  the  most  abundant  kind  comes  from 
  the  long-leaved  pine  ({Pinus  palustris}).  Strasburg 
  turpentine  is  from  the  silver  fir  ({Abies  pectinata}). 
 
  {Oil  of  turpentine}  (Chem.),  a  colorless  oily  hydrocarbon, 
  {C10H16},  of  a  pleasant  aromatic  odor,  obtained  by  the 
  distillation  of  crude  turpentine.  It  is  used  in  making 
  varnishes,  in  medicine,  etc  It  is  the  type  of  the 
  terpenes  and  is  related  to  cymene.  Called  also 
  {terebenthene},  {terpene},  etc 
 
  {Turpentine  moth}  (Zo["o]l.),  any  one  of  several  species  of 
  small  tortricid  moths  whose  larv[ae]  eat  the  tender  shoots 
  of  pine  and  fir  trees,  causing  an  exudation  of  pitch  or 
  resin. 
 
  {Turpentine  tree}  (Bot.),  the  terebinth  tree,  the  original 
  source  of  turpentine.  See  {Turpentine},  above. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  turpentine 
  n  1:  obtained  from  conifers  (especially  pines)  [syn:  {gum 
  terpentine}] 
  2:  volatile  liquid  distilled  from  turpentine  oleoresin;  used  as 
  paint  thinner  and  solvent  and  medicinally  [syn:  {oil  of 
  turpentine},  {spirit  of  turpentine},  {turps}]




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