turpentine

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English

Etymology

From Middle English terebentyne, terbentyne, turbentine, from Old French terbentine, turbentine, ultimately from Ancient Greek τέρμινθος (términthos, “terebinth”).

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turpentine (countable and uncountable, plural turpentines)

  1. Any oleoresin secreted by the wood or bark of certain trees.
  2. 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.
    Synonyms: spirit of turpentine, spirits of turpentine, oil of turpentine, terebenthene, terebinthine, turps, tarpin
  3. (Australia) A turpentine tree (genus Syncarpia).

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turpentine (third-person singular simple present turpentines, present participle turpentining, simple past and past participle turpentined)

  1. (transitive) To drain resin from (a tree) for use in making turpentine.

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