Main Entry: ¹tur·pen·tine

Pronunciation: \ˈtər-pən-ˌtīn, ˈtər-p^əm-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English terbentyne, turpentyne, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French terebentine, from Medieval Latin terbentina, from Latin terebinthina, feminine of terebinthinus of terebinth, from terebinthus terebinth, from Greek terebinthos

Date: 14th century

1 a : a yellow to brown semifluid oleoresin obtained as an exudate from the terebinth 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 gum turpentine b : a similar oil obtained by distillation or carbonization of pinewood —called also wood turpentine