TURPENTINE

I. noun Etymology: Middle English terbentyne, turpentyne, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French terebentine, from Medieval Latin terbentina, from Latin terebinthina, feminine of terebinthinus of terebinth, from terebinthus terebinth, from Greek terebinthos Date: 14th century 1. a yellow to brown semifluid oleoresin obtained as an exudate from the terebinth, an oleoresin obtained from various conifers (as some pines and firs), 2. an essential oil obtained from ~s by distillation and used especially as a solvent and thinner, a similar oil obtained by distillation or carbonization of pinewood, II. transitive verb (-tined; -tining) Date: 1759 to apply ~ to, to extract ~ from