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| tur·pen·tine [ túrpən tn ] |
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1. oil used as solvent: a colorless, flammable, strong-smelling essential oil. Use: paint solvent, in medicine.
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2. substance from pine trees: a viscous substance obtained from coniferous trees. Use: manufacture of paint solvent.
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3. sticky substance from terebinth tree: a brownish yellow sticky mixture of essential oil and resin that comes from the terebinth tree
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transitive verb (past and past participle tur·pen·tined, present participle tur·pen·tin·ing, 3rd person present singular tur·pen·tines) |
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1. treat something with turpentine: to treat or thin something with turpentine
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2. extract turpentine from something: to extract turpentine from trees
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| [14th century. Via Old French terbentine "terebinth resin" < Greek terebinthos "terebinth tree"] |
