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Definition of Spirit of turpentine

1. Noun. Volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally.

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Literary usage of Spirit of turpentine

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

1. The Elements of Experimental Chemistry by William Henry, Robert Hare (1823)
"Properties and Composition of Spirit of Turpentine.—Vol. II. p. 173. ONE of the most useful and abundant of the essential oils is that of turpentine, ..."

2. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1840)
"Spirit of Turpentine in Iritis.—(London Medical Gazette, 13th April 1839. ... The spirit of turpentine was administered, as recommended by Mr Hugh ..."

3. Annual Report by Indiana State Board of Health (1909)
"spirit of turpentine. Four of the five samples of spirit of turpentine analyzed were legal. ... spirit of turpentine—LEGAL. spirit of turpentine-ILLEGAL. ..."

4. A Treatise on the Diseases of Females by William Dewees (1854)
"G. Spirit of Turpentine. Were we to pass this substance unnoticed, it might be looked Upon as an important omission. The character it has obtained with many ..."

5. The Industrial and Artistic Technology of Paint and Varnish by Alvah Horton Sabin (1904)
"COMMON rosin, or colophony, is the residue remaining in a still after the spirit of turpentine has been distilled off from the crude turpentine which is ..."

6. Pharmaceutical Journal by Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1844)
"Some Correspondents recommend the substitution of Spirit of Turpentine and Sweet Oil ... Mix with heat and add, Boiled Oil, 4 oz—Spirit of Turpentine, 5 oz. ..."

7. The Scientific American Cyclopedia of Formulas: Partly Based Upon the 28th by Albert Allis Hopkins (1910)
"Yellow wax, 2 oz.; fish oil, raw, 2 oz.; spirit of turpentine, 15 oz.; ... Beeswax, 18 parts; spermaceti, 6 parts; spirit of turpentine, 65 parts; ..."

8. Magazine of Natural History edited by John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson (1833)
"On using the Spirit of Turpentine. (Vol.V. p. 746.) — I take this opportunity of informing the Rev. Mr. Bree, that I have long and successfully made use of ..."

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