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tur⋅pen⋅tine

  [tur-puhn-tahyn] noun, verb, -tined, -tin⋅ing.
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–noun
1. any of various oleoresins derived from coniferous trees, esp. the longleaf pine, Pinus palustris, and yielding a volatile oil and a resin when distilled.
2. Also called Chian turpentine. an oleoresin exuded by the terebinth, Pistacia terebinthus.
3. oil of turpentine.
–verb (used with object)
4. to treat with turpentine; apply turpentine to.
5. to gather or take crude turpentine from (trees).
Origin:
1275–1325; late ME, alter. of ME ter(e)bentyn(e) < ML ter(e)bentīna, for L terebinthīna, n. use of fem. of terebinthīnus of the turpentine tree, equiv. to terebinth(us) turpentine tree (< Gk terébinthos) + -īnus -ine 1

Related forms:
tur⋅pen⋅tin⋅ic  [tur-puhn-tin-ik] , tur⋅pen⋅tin⋅ous  [tur-puhn-tin-uhs, ‑tahy-nuhs] , tur⋅pen⋅tin⋅y  [tur-puhn-tahy-nee] , adjective
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tur·pen·tine   (tûr'pən-tīn')   
n.  

  1. A thin volatile essential oil, C10H16, obtained by steam distillation or other means from the wood or exudate of certain pine trees and used as a paint thinner, solvent, and medicinally as a liniment. Also called oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine.

  2. The sticky mixture of resin and volatile oil from which turpentine is distilled.

  3. A brownish-yellow resinous liquid obtained from the terebinth.

tr.v.   tur·pen·tined, tur·pen·tin·ing, tur·pen·tines

  1. To apply turpentine to or mix turpentine with.

  2. To extract turpentine from (a tree).


[Middle English, resin of the terebinth, from Old French terebentine, from Latin terebinthina (rēsīna), terebinth (resin), from Greek terebinthinē, feminine of terebenthinos, from terebinthos, terebinth tree.]
tur'pen·tin'ic (-tĭn'ĭk), tur'pen·tin'ous (-tĭn'əs) adj.
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Word Origin & History

turpentine 
1322, terbentyn, from O.Fr. terebinte, from L. terebintha resina "resin of the terebinth tree," from Gk. rhetine terebinthe, from fem. of terebinthos, earlier terminthos "terebinth tree," probably from a non-I.E. language. By 16c. applied generally to resins from fir trees.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tur·pen·tine
Pronunciation: 't&r-p&n-"tIn, 't&rp-&m-
Function: noun
1 a : a yellow to brownsemifluid oleoresin obtained as an exudate from the terebinth (Pistacia terebinthus) of the sumac family b : an oleoresin obtained from various conifers (as some pines and firs)
2 a : an essential oil obtained from turpentines by distillation and used especially as a solvent and thinner called also oil of turpentine b : a similaroil obtained by distillation or carbonization of pinewood called also wood turpentine
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Science Dictionary
turpentine   (tûr'pən-tīn')  Pronunciation Key 

  1. A thin, easily vaporized oil that is distilled from the wood or resin of certain pine trees. It is used as a paint thinner and solvent. Chemical formula: C10H16.

  2. The sticky mixture of resin and oil from which this oil is distilled.


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