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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024oil′ of tur′pentine, - Chemistrya colorless, flammable, volatile essential oil having a penetrating odor and a pungent, bitter taste, obtained from turpentine oleoresin by distillation: used in paints and varnishes, and in medicine as a carminative, vermifuge, expectorant, rubefacient, and, formerly, as a diuretic. Also called spirits of turpentine, turpentine.
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