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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch terbentijn, also terpentijn, tarpentijn, from Old French terbentine, from Latin terebinthīna (rēsīna), from the tree terebinthus, from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος (terébinthos).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
- Hyphenation: ter‧pen‧tijn
Noun
terpentijn m (plural terpentijnen, diminutive terpentijntje n)
- (uncountable) The volatile essential oil turpentine naturally occurring in certain tree resins
- The tree, Pistacia terebinthus and some related species, which produces the resins
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