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tur·pen·tine
 turpentine
- pronunciation:
- tuhr
pihn
taIn
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a sticky mixture of oil and resin derived from certain pines and other related trees.
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| definition 2: |
a thin oil produced by distillation from this mixture, used esp. as a paint thinner and solvent.
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| related words: |
pitch |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
turpentined, turpentines, turpentining |
| definition 1: |
to thin, dissolve, or otherwise treat with turpentine.
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| definition 2: |
to extract turpentine from (trees).
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| derivations: |
turpentinic (adj.), turpentinous (adj.) |
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