Tûr'pen-tīne, n.

n. [Fr. térébenthine, Pr. terebentina, terbentina, O. Sp. terebentina, N. Sp. trementina, Pg. terebenthina, termentina, It. terebentina, trementina, from Lat. terebinthinus, of the turpentine-tree, e. g., resina terebinthina, from terebinthus; Ger., Dan., & Sw. terpentin, D. terpentijn, Per. termentin. See TEREBINTH.] An oleo-resinous substance, exuding naturally or on incision from several species of trees, as from the pine, larch, fir, pistachio, and others. Turpentine is chiefly derived from coniferous trees, the common kind being obtained from species of pine, fir, or larch, especially from Pinus sylvestris. Tomlinson.

☞ There are many varieties of turpentine. That known as Venice, Strasburg, Swiss, or larch turpentine is obtained from Larix Europæa. It is a clear, colorless balsam, having a tendency to solidify. A thinner kind is yielded by Pinus picea. Canada turpentine, or Canada balsam, the purest of all the pine turpentines, is obtained from Abies balsamea. Chian turpentine is produced by the turpentine-tree (Pistacia terebinthus). The Carpathian and Hungarian varieties are derived from Pinus cembra and Pinus mugo. Tomlinson.