turpentine
noun
- solvent obtained by the distillation of resin from live trees, mainly pines
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈtɜː.pənˌtaɪn/ / /ˈtɝ.pənˌtaɪn/
noun
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.
- 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).
“Turpentine timber was obtained from the forests outside Maryborough and Townsville, and shipped by rail and landing craft to Hayman Island.”
verb
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.
- To drain resin from (a tree) for use in making turpentine.