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turpentines, verb, present, 3rd person singular of turpentine (infinitive).
turpentines, noun, plural of turpentine.

Noun Plural: turpentines
turpentine - obtained from conifers (especially pines)
		gum terpentine
		oleoresin a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants
		oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine, turps, turpentine volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally
turpentine - volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally
		oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine, turps
		essential oil, volatile oil an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings

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turpentine (Noun)
A volatile essential oil obtained from the wood of pine trees by steam distillation; it is a complex mixture of monoterpenes; it is used as a solvent and paint thinner.

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.

turpentine
tur′pen-tīn, 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 larvæ 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. [O. Fr. turbentine—L. terebinthina (resina), (the resin) of the terebinth—Gr. terebinthos.]

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turpentine, verb, present, 1st person singular of turpentine (infinitive).
turpentine, verb (infinitive).
turpentine, noun, singular of turpentines.