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turpentine

UK /ˈtɜː.pənˌtaɪn/US /ˈtɝ.pənˌtaɪn/

noun3

  1. 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.
  2. Any oleoresin secreted by the wood or bark of certain trees.
  3. (Australia) A turpentine tree (genus Syncarpia).

verb1

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

turpentined · turpentining · turpentines · TURPs

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