terebinthinate

[ ter-uh-bin-thuh-neyt ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling turpentine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of terebinthinate¹

First recorded in 1670–80; terebinthine + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

By age it deposits a crystalline stearoptene, and acquires a terebinthinate odour.

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