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turpentine


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turpentine

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The traditional solvent or thinner for a drying oil (such as linseed oil) distilled from resin exuded by certain trees, such as the European larch, white fir, and the American longleaf pine.

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oil, turpentine

turpentine, spirit of

turpentine, spirits of

chian turpentine

oil of turpentine

spirit of turpentine

spirits of turpentine

terebinth

terebinthia

turpentine, chian

turpentine oil

turpentine, oil of

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