gum turpentine
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gum turpentine — n. TURPENTINE (n. 2) … English World dictionary
gum turpentine — noun Date: 1884 turpentine 2a … New Collegiate Dictionary
gum turpentine — noun : turpentine 1, 2a … Useful english dictionary
turpentine — [tʉr′pən tīn΄] n. [ME turpentyne < OFr terbentine < L terebinthinus, of the turpentine tree < terebinthus: see TEREBINTH] 1. the brownish yellow, sticky, semifluid oleoresin exuding from the terebinth 2. any of the various sticky, viscid … English World dictionary
turpentine — ► NOUN 1) (also crude or gum turpentine) a resinous oily substance secreted by certain pines and other trees and distilled to make rosin and oil of turpentine. 2) (also oil of turpentine) a volatile pungent oil distilled from this, used in mixing … English terms dictionary
turpentine — turpentinic /terr peuhn tin ik/, turpentinous /terr peuhn tin euhs, tuy neuhs/, turpentiny /terr peuhn tuy nee/, adj. /terr peuhn tuyn /, n., v., turpentined, turpentining. n. 1. any of various oleoresins derived from coniferous trees, esp. the… … Universalium
turpentine — 1. Gum. The pitch obtained from living pine trees. A sticky viscous liquid. 2. Oil; a volatile liquid obtained by steam distillation of gum turpentine, consisting mainly of pinene and diterpene. Turpentine is frequently identified in debris … Forensic science glossary
turpentine — I. noun Etymology: Middle English terbentyne, turpentyne, from Anglo French & Medieval Latin; Anglo French terebentine, from Medieval Latin terbentina, from Latin terebinthina, feminine of terebinthinus of terebinth, from terebinthus terebinth,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
turpentine — [ tə:p(ə)ntʌɪn] noun 1》 (also crude or gum turpentine) an oleoresin secreted by certain pines and other trees and distilled to make rosin and oil of turpentine. 2》 (also oil of turpentine) a volatile pungent oil distilled from this, used in… … English new terms dictionary
Turpentine — For other uses, see Turpentine (disambiguation). Turpentine (also called spirit of turpentine, oil of turpentine, and wood turpentine) is a fluid obtained by the distillation of resin obtained from trees, mainly pine trees. It is composed of… … Wikipedia
