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turpentine

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
turpentine /ˈtəːp(ə)ntʌɪn/

▶noun

1 (also crude or gum turpentine) an oleoresin secreted by certain pines and other trees and distilled to make rosin and oil of turpentine.

2 (also oil of turpentine) a volatile pungent oil distilled from this, used in mixing paints and varnishes and in liniment.

▶verb apply turpentine to.

– origin ME: from OFr. ter(e)bentine, from L. ter(e)binthina (resina) ‘(resin) of the terebinth’.

'turpentine' also found in these Oxford entries:

pine - pinene - pitch - rosin - sealing wax - spirit - terebinth - terephthalic acid - terpene - turps

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