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wood turpentine

American  

noun

  1. turpentine obtained from pine trees.


Etymology

Origin of wood turpentine

First recorded in 1905–10


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Same as No. 31 but thinned with wood turpentine No. 4.

From Paint Technology and Tests by Henry A. Gardner

Analyses of samples of pure wood turpentine which have come to the writer for examination follow:   No. 1 No. 2 Sp.

From Paint Technology and Tests by Henry A. Gardner

High-grade wood turpentine is now produced by the steam distillation of finely cut fat pine wood.

From Paint Technology and Tests by Henry A. Gardner

Same as No. 31 but thinned with wood turpentine No. 3.

From Paint Technology and Tests by Henry A. Gardner

This oil is produced by the redistillation of the heavy, high boiling point fractions resulting from the steam distillation of wood turpentine.

From Paint Technology and Tests by Henry A. Gardner

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