Definition of Turpentines

1. turpentine [v] - See also: turpentine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Turpentines

turnverein
turnvereins
turnwrest
turnwrests
turonian
turophile
turophiles
turpentine
turpentine camphor weed
turpentine enema
turpentine oil
turpentine poisoning
turpentine spirit
turpentine weed
turpentined
turpentines (current term)
turpentining
turpeth
turpeths
turpid
turpidly
turpin
turpins
turpitude
turpitudes
turpitudinous
turps
turpsy
turquois
turquoise

Literary usage of Turpentines

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Practical Treatise on Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils: Comprising Both by William Theodore Brannt, Karl Schaedler (1896)
"When first running from the tree, turpentine is transparent and almost colorless ; on exposure to the air—especially moist air—common turpentines become ..."

2. Chemistry for Engineers and Manufacturers: A Practical Text-book by Bertram Blount, Arthur George Bloxam (1905)
"turpentines, RESINS, CAOUTCHOUC. The resinous exudations from the stems of trees of the Coni- fene class consist of solutions of resins in essential oils, ..."

3. Timber: A Comprehensive Study of Wood in All Its Aspects, Commercial and by Paul Charpentier, Joseph Kennell, tr (1902)
"turpentines. These are natural compounds formed by the mixture of an acid resin of soft consistency with an essential oil. The majority come from the ..."

4. Note-book of Materia Medica, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics by Robert Edmund Scoresby-Jackson (1867)
"Frankincense possesses the properties of the other turpentines, but is used only as an adjunct to plasters, to give consistence, as in the pitch plaster. ..."

5. Technical Reports and Scientific Papers by Imperial Institute (Great Britain), Frederick Augustus Abel (1903)
"As these gums are of small commercial value, it would not be worth while at present to export the gum from the Protectorate. March, 1902. turpentines from ..."

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