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turpentine N

turpentine CHEM

oil of turpentine CHEM

spirit of turpentine CHEM

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Wood can be used to produce guaiacol, tar, terpenes, turpentine and methanol together with a solid residue of charcoal.
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It has a turpentine-like taste and aromatic scent, and contains a large seed.
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A blend of ethanol and turpentine added as an illuminant called burning fluid was also important for several decades.
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Orange groves, cattle ranches, a sawmill and turpentine production from the forests of pines were developed by settlers.
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It is attracted to volatiles released by the trees, such as -pinene, a component of turpentine.
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Imagine, he said, hundreds of men, each with his canteen full of turpentine.
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On the night of the 26th, the engineer's yeoman accidentally broke a demijohn of turpentine in the storeroom which soon ignited.
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In this manner, railroad companies, mines, turpentine distilleries and other manufacturers supplemented their workforce with unpaid convict labor.
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Dyes are added and mixed in turpentine oil if it is not a neutral polish.
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It is situated to the west of a turpentine tree forest.
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