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turpentine

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɜː.pənˌtaɪn/Part of speech nounSorted eeinnprttuStarts with TEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A strong-smelling solvent made from pine resin and used in paints and varnishes.

Word origin

From Middle English terebentyne, terbentyne, turbentine, from Old French terbentine, turbentine, Latin terebinthīna, from terebintha, from Ancient Greek τερεβινθίνη (terebinthínē), from τερεβινθινος (terebinthinos), from τερέβινθος (terébinthos). Related to terpene and terpin; etymologically equivalent to terebinth + -ine.

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  • Turpentine timber was obtained from the forests outside Maryborough and Townsville, and shipped by rail and landing craft to Hayman Island.

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