TURPENTINE

n. Tu5rp'e2nt-in. Gr., farivri, repnivOtvi)- Lat., terebinth in a. Fr., terebenthine [Fr. Cod.]. Ger., Terpenthm, Terpentin. An oleoresin, consisting of a mixture of rosin (colophony) and an e ential oil (see Oil of t). ), obtained from various species of larch, and fir. [a, 35.] Cf. TEREBINTH IN A. American t. Eine,at., terebenthina [U. S. Ph.], thus americanum [Br. Ph.]. Fr., terebenthine de Boston. White t.; a honey-like fluid of agreeable odor and bitterish taste, obtained from Pinus australis (palustris) and Pinus tceda. In its fresh state it yields 17 per cent, of volatile oil. When exposed to the air or to a low temperature it hardens, [a, 35.] Balsam of t. See TEREBINTH IN A (1st def.). Bordeaux t. Lat., terebinlhina [Ger. Ph.], terebinth in a vulgar is [Lond. Ph.] (seu communis). Fr., terebenthine de Bordeaux (ou commune) [Fr. Cod.]. Ger., gemeiner Terpentin. Common European t.; obtained from several species of Pinus, especially Pinus maritima. In its fresh state it is whitish, turbid, and thick, but separates, on standing, into two portions, one transparent and liquid, the other viscid and honey -like-. The commercial article often consists entirely of the latter part. It yields large quantities of resin and oil of t. [a, 35.] Canada t., Canadian t. Lat., terebinth in a can a dens is [U. S. Ph., Br. Ph.]. Fr., terebenthine (ou baume) de Canada [Fr. Cod.]. Ger., Canada-Balsam, can a disc her Terpentin. Canada balsam, balsam of flr; a yellowish or greenish, viscid, transparent liquid, of bitterish, somewhat acrid taste and terebinth in ate odor, obtained from the vesicles which form on the trunk and branches of Abies balsamea. According to Fliickiger, it contains 24 per cent, of e ential oil, with a very small quantity of an oxygenated oil, 60 per cent, of resin soluble in boiling alcohol, and 16 per cent, of resin soluble only in ether. On evaporation of the oil, the resins are left as a transparent elastic ma , [a, 35.] Chian t., Chio t., Cyprus t. Fr., terebenthine de Chio [Fr. Cod.], baume de Chio (ou de Chypre). Ger., cypris cher Terpentin. T. obtained from Pistacia terebinth us; a thick, tenacious liquid of a greenish-yellow color or a soft solid of a dull-brown hue, with little taste, and of a peculiar pleasant, mildly terebinth i no us odor. It consists of resin (probably the resin of mastic) and an e ential oil which contains a little oxygenated oil. In Greece, Chian t. is used as an agreeable addition to wines and cordials. It has been recommended in the form of emulsion and as a local application in cancer of the uterus, [a, 35.] Dombeya t. A thick whitish, glutinous fluid of a strong smell and taste, derived from Araucaria imbricata. [a, 35.] European t. See Bordeaux t. Hungarian t. Lat., balsamum hungaricum (seu car path i cum, seu car path i cum nativnm). oleum car path i cum. Ger., Krummholz balsam, ungarischer (oder karpathischer) Balsam. Car path i an (or Hungarian, or Riga) balsam; a thin, white fluid with a juniper-like smell that exudes from the young twigs of Pinus cembra and Pinus pumilio. It has the properties of ordinary t. fa, 35.] Larch t. Lat., terebinth in a [Belg. Ph., Netherl. Ph.] (laricina). A thick, turbid, pale-yellowish fluid of bitter, aromatic taste, obtained from Lnrix europcea. It has the properties of ordinary t., but a le powerful odor. It is much used by the veterinarians, [a, 35.] Liniment of t. and acetic acid. See Lin i mentum TEREBINTHINE aceticum. Oil of t. Lat., oleum terebinthince [U. S. Ph., Br. Ph., Ger. Ph.]. Fr., e ence de terebenthine [Fr. Cod.]. Ger.. Terpentinol. Spirit (or spirits) of t.; a volatile colorle liquid, C10H18, of penetrating smell, pungent, bitterish taste, and neutral or faintly acid reaction, obtained by distillation from t. It varies in physical properties according to O, no; O2, not; O3, whole; Th, thin; Th", the: U, like oo in too; 375 [s. 663]