tur|pen|tine

tur|pen|tine
tur|pen|tine «TUR puhn tyn», noun, verb, -tined, -tin|ing.
–n.
1. a mixture of oil and resin obtained especially by tapping any of certain pine trees.
2. a volatile oil obtained from this mixture by distilling; oil or spirits of turpentine. Turpentine is used in mixing paints and varnishes and in medicine. Formula: C10H16
–v.t.
1. to treat, mix, or smear with turpentine.
2. to obtain crude turpentine from (trees).
╂[alteration of Middle English terebentine < Old French < Latin terebinthina (rēsīna) terebinth (resin) < Greek (rhētínē) terebinthínē. Compare etym. under terebinth. (Cf. ↑terebinth)]

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