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turpentine
noun(tur-pen-tine)a yellow to brown semifluid oleoresin obtained as an exudate from the terebinth
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noun(tur-pen-tine)an oleoresin obtained from various conifers (as some pines and firs)
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noun(tur-pen-tine)an essential oil obtained from turpentines by distillation and used especially as a solvent and thinner —called also gum turpentine
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verb(tur-pen-tine)to apply turpentine to
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verb(tur-pen-tine)to extract turpentine from; especially : to tap (pine trees) in order to obtain turpentine
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noun(tur-pen-tine)turpentine
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noun phrase(tur-pen-tine)turpentine
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noun(tur-pen-tine)turpentine