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1. (n.) turpentine
any of various oleoresins derived from coniferous trees and yielding a volatile oil and a resin when distilled.
2. turpentine
an oleoresin exuded by the terebinth; Chian turpentine.
3. (v.t.) turpentine
to treat with turpentine; apply turpentine to.
4. turpentine
to gather or take crude turpentine from (trees).
Etymology: (1275–1325; late ME, alter. of ME ter(e)bentyn(e) < ML ter(e)bentīna, for L terebinthīna, n. use of fem. of terebinthīnus, adj. der. of terebinth(us)terebinth)
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1. (noun) turpentine, gum terpentine
obtained from conifers (especially pines)
2. (noun) turpentine, oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine, turps
volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Turpentine
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
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Turpentine
The concrete oleoresin obtained from Pinus palustris Mill. (Pinaceae) and other species of Pinus. It contains a volatile oil, to which its properties are due, and to which form it is generally used. (Dorland, 28th ed) Turpentine is used as a solvent and an experimental irritant in biomedical research. Turpentine toxicity is of medical interest.
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Sense: a type of oil used for thinning certain kinds of paint, cleaning paint-brushes etc.
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 Afrikaans: terpentyn |
 Arabic: بوابَه دَوّارَه |
 Bulgarian: терпентин |
 Brazilian: terebentina |
 Czech: terpentýn |
 German: das Terpentin |
 Danish: terpentin |
 Greek: νέφτι |
 Spanish: trementina, aguarrás |
 Estonian: tärpentiin |
 Farsi: روغن تربانتین |
 Finnish: tärpätti |
 French: térébenthine |
 Hebrew: טֶרפֶּנטִין |
 Hindi: टर्पैन्टाइन गंध बिरोजा |
 Croatian: terpentin |
 Hungarian: terpentin |
 Indonesian: terpentin |
 Icelandic: terpentína |
 Italian: trementina |
 Japanese: テレビン油 |
 Korean: 테레빈유 |
 Lithuanian: terpentinas |
 Latvian: terpentīns |
 Malay: turpentin |
 Dutch: terpentijnolie |
 Norwegian: terpentin, white-spirit |
 Polish: terpentyna |
 Persian: روغن تربانتین |
 Pashto: د تریانتین غوړی |
 Portuguese: terebentina |
 Romanian: terebentină |
 Russian: скипидар |
 Slovak: terpentín |
 Slovenian: terpentin |
 Serbian: terpentin |
 Swedish: terpentin |
 Thai: น้ำมันสน |
 Turkish: terpentin, neft yağı |
 Taiwanese: 松節油 |
 Ukrainian: скипидар, терпентин |
 Urdu: تاڑپين کا تيل |
 Vietnamese: nhựa thông |
 Chinese: 松节油 |
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