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Look up: turpentine

  1. Turpentine
    Turpentine is the resinous exudation of various coniferous plants.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. turpentine
    [n] - obtained from conifers (especially pines) 2. [n] - volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Turpentine
    Distilled pine oil, used as a cleaner, solvent or thinner for oil-based and alkyd coatings.
    Found on http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/sour

  4. turpentine
    Solution of resins distilled from the sap of conifers, used in varnish and as a paint solvent but now largely replaced by white spirit. ...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  5. Turpentine
    1) Gum. The pitch obtained from living pine trees. A sticky viscous liquid. 2) Oil. A volatile liquid obtained by steam distillation of gum turpentine, consisting mainly of pinene and diterpene. Turpentine is frequently identified in debris samples containing burned wood
    Found on http://www.fire.org.uk/glossary.htm

  6. turpentine
    a) an essential oil obtained by distilling the oleoresin of conifers, particularly Pines, consisting of a mixture of terpenes (mainly Alpha-pinene) boiling at ca.150-170 Celsius degrees; b) the essential oil, a turpentine, obtained from the 'gum' (i.e. oleoresin) of living Pine trees Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  7. Turpentine
    A volatile oil used as a thinner in paints and as a solvent in varnishes. Chemically, it is a mixture of terpenes.
    Found on http://www.rookinspections.com/glossary/

  8. turpentine
    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. ... There are many varieties of turpentine. Chian turpentine is produced in small quantities by the tur ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  9. turpentine
    gum terpentine noun obtained from conifers (especially pines)
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. turpentine
    spirit of turpentine noun volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. Turpentine
    `Turpentine` (also called spirit of turpentine, oil of turpentine, wood turpentine, gum turpentine) is a fluid obtained by the distillation of resin obtained from trees, mainly pine trees. It is composed of terpenes, mainly the monoterpenes alpha-pinene and beta-pinene. It has a potent odor similar to that of nail polish remover. It is sometimes known colloquially as `turps`, but this more often refers to turpentine substitute (or mineral turpent...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turpentine

  12. Turpentine
    • (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.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  13. turpentine
    the resinous exudate or extract obtained from coniferous trees, particularly those of the genus Pinus. Turpentines are semifluid substances ... [2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/94

  14. Turpentine
    - A petroleum, volatile oil used as a thinner in paints and as a solvent in varnishes
    Found on http://www.homebuildingmanual.com/Glossa

  15. Turpentine
    Distilled pine oil, used as a cleaner, solvent or thinner for oil-based and alkyd coatings.
    Found on http://www.spectrapaint.com/architectura

  16. turpentine
    turpentine, yellow to brown semifluid oleoresin exuded from the sapwood of pines, firs, and other conifers. It is made up of two principal components, an essential oil and a type of resin that is called rosin. The essential oil (oil of turpentine) can be separated from the rosin by steam distillatio...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08497


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