turpentine

/ˈtɜː.pənˌtaɪn/

turpentine · noun — any oleoresin secreted by the wood or bark of certain trees.

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turpentine is pronounced /ˈtɜː.pənˌtaɪn/.

Etymology

From Middle English terebentyne, terbentyne, turbentine, from Old French terbentine, turbentine, Latin terebinthīna, from terebintha, from Ancient Greek τερεβινθίνη (terebinthínē), from τερεβινθινος (terebinthinos), from τερέβινθος (terébinthos). Related to terpene and terpin; etymologically equivalent to terebinth + -ine.

noun

Any oleoresin secreted by the wood or bark of certain trees.
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.
A turpentine tree (genus Syncarpia).e.g.“Turpentine timber was obtained from the forests outside Maryborough and Townsville, and shipped by rail and landing craft to Hayman Island.” — 1954 March, “The Hayman Island Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 207:

verb

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

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