terebene

American  

[ter-uh-been] / ˈtɛr əˌbin /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a mixture of terpenes that occurs as a colorless liquid, used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant.

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terebene British  

/ ˈtɛrəˌbiːn /

noun

1. a mixture of hydrocarbons prepared from oil of turpentine and sulphuric acid, used to make paints and varnishes and medicinally as an expectorant and antiseptic

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Etymology

Origin of terebene

First recorded in 1855–60; tereb(inth) + -ene

Example Sentences

By the action of a small quantity of sulphuric acid, among other products terebene is formed.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 by Various

The new devices were dismal, such as the vile stuff called terebene, which smoked and smelt more than it illuminated, such as the wax tapers which were coiled round bottles that had seen better days.

From The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 by Gildersleeve, Basil L. (Basil Lanneau)