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Turpentine
Meaning
Noun
●
Any
oleoresin
secreted
by the
wood
or
bark
of certain trees.
●
A
volatile
essential oil
now
obtained
from such
oleoresin
of from the
wood
of
pine trees
by
steam distillation
; a
complex
mixture
of
monoterpenes
; now used as a
solvent
and
paint
thinner.
●
In Australian English:
A
turpentine tree
(genus Syncarpia).
Verb
●
To
drain
resin
from (a
tree
) for use in making turpentine.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
turpentine
English
turbentine
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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