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Turpentine Tree; Turpentine tree (disambiguation)
turpentine
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SOLVENT OBTAINED BY THE DISTILLATION OF RESIN FROM LIVE TREES, MAINLY PINES
Acquaragia; Wood turpentine; Spirit of turpentine; Oil of turpentine; Turpentine oil; Aqua ragia; Terpentine; Venice turpentine; Catfaces; Gum spirit; Pure gum spirit; Terebinthine; Terebenthene; Terebentine; Terebentyne
Turpentine is a colourless liquid used, for example, for cleaning paint off brushes.
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Terebenthene
SOLVENT OBTAINED BY THE DISTILLATION OF RESIN FROM LIVE TREES, MAINLY PINES
Acquaragia; Wood turpentine; Spirit of turpentine; Oil of turpentine; Turpentine oil; Aqua ragia; Terpentine; Venice turpentine; Catfaces; Gum spirit; Pure gum spirit; Terebinthine; Terebenthene; Terebentine; Terebentyne
·noun Oil of turpentine. ·see Turpentine.
Turpentine
SOLVENT OBTAINED BY THE DISTILLATION OF RESIN FROM LIVE TREES, MAINLY PINES
Acquaragia; Wood turpentine; Spirit of turpentine; Oil of turpentine; Turpentine oil; Aqua ragia; Terpentine; Venice turpentine; Catfaces; Gum spirit; Pure gum spirit; Terebinthine; Terebenthene; Terebentine; Terebentyne
·noun A semifluid or fluid oleoresin, primarily the exudation of the terebinth, or turpentine, tree (Pistacia Terebinthus), a native of the Mediterranean region. It is also obtained from many coniferous trees, especially species of pine, larch, and fir.
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Turpentine tree
Turpentine tree may refer to:
- Pistacia terebinthus, native to the Mediterranean region
- Pistacia atlantica, native to the Middle East, the Maghreb, the Canary Islands and Southeast Europe
- Pistacia eurycarpa, native to West Asia
- Canarium australianum (brown cudgeree), native to Australia and Papua New Guinea
- Gardenia pyriformis, native to northern Australia
- Syncarpia glomulifera, native to Australia
- Bursera simaruba, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, called "turpentine" in the Virgin Islands
