terebinthine

[ ter-uh-bin-thin, -thahyn ]

adjective

1. terebinthinate.
2. of or relating to the terebinth.

terebinthine

/ ˌtɛrɪˈbɪnθaɪn /

adjective

1. of or relating to terebinth or related plants
2. of, consisting of, or resembling turpentine

Word History and Origins

Origin of terebinthine¹

First recorded in 1505–15; terebinth + -ine ¹

Example Sentences

Its terebinthine odors scent the vernal gales that enter our open windows with the morning sun.

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It was a high region of rolling country, heavily wooded with magnificent pine forests, rich in terebinthine resources.

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As if it were good for the oxen, and some terebinthine or other medicinal quality ascended into their nostrils.

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