Turpentine
['tɜːp(ə)ntaɪn] or ['tɝpən'taɪn]
Definition
(noun.) volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally.
(noun.) obtained from conifers (especially pines).
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Definition
(n.) 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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Definition
n. a semi-solid resinous substance secreted by various coniferous trees (the name turpentine is commonly understood to mean the product of the Scotch pine the swamp pine of America and the Pinus maritima of France; Venice turpentine is obtained from the larch and Chian turpentine from the 'Turpentine-tree'—see Pistachio): the oil or spirit of turpentine.—ns. Tur′pentine-moth a moth whose larv?bore into the twigs of pine and fir causing exudation of resin and destroying the twig; Tur′pentine-tree the terebinth-tree—Pistachia terebinthus.—adj. Tur′pentin′ic.—n. Turps oil or spirits of turpentine.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of turpentine, foretells your near future holds unprofitable and discouraging engagements. For a woman to dream that she binds turpentine to the wound of another, shows she will gain friendships and favor through her benevolent acts.
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Examples
- A dangerous but very extensively used illuminating liquid before coal oil was discovered was camphene, distilled from turpentine. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Turpentine, for example, is made by distilling the sap of pine trees. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The bounty upon pitch was likewise reduced to ?1, and that upon turpentine to ?1:10s. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Marine glue is a cement made by dissolving India rubber in oil of turpentine or coal-naphtha, to which an equal quantity of shellac is added. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- To 1/2 pound of this mass add 1-3/4 fluid ounces of oil of turpentine. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- In short, the most brittle glass can be wrought almost as easily as brass by the use of cutting-tools kept constantly moist with camphorized oil of turpentine. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Mix the oil and turpentine first, then gradually add the acid. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- He dissolved the gum in spirits of turpentine and invented steam-heated rolls for spreading it upon cloth. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- This crude liquid is collected in barrels and taken to a distillery, where it is distilled into turpentine and rosin. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- And I'd give him somethin' as 'ud turpentine and beeswax his memory for the next ten years or so, if I wos you,' interposed Sam. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The labor can be greatly lessened by moistening the scrubbing cloth with turpentine and applying it to the greasy film, which immediately dissolves and thus can be easily removed. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The bounties upon the importation of tar, pitch, and turpentine, underwent, during their continuance, several alterations. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- They are then finished by scouring and rubbing over with olive oil and turpentine. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The turpentine is the product which passes off as vapor, and the rosin is the mass left in the boiler after the distillation of the turpentine. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Should the mixture be too thick reduce it with equal parts of linseed oil and oil of turpentine. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
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