Medical Dictionary
turpentine
noun tur·pen·tine \ˈtər-pən-ˌtīn, ˈtərp-əm-\
Medical Definition of TURPENTINE
1
a : a yellow to brown semifluid oleoresin obtained as an exudate from the terebinth (Pistacia terebinthus) of the sumac family b : an oleoresin obtained from various conifers (as some pines and firs)
2
a : an essential oil obtained from turpentines by distillation and used especially as a solvent and thinner—called also oil of turpentine b : a similar oil obtained by distillation or carbonization of pinewood—called also wood turpentine
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