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'''Turpentine''' (also called '''spirit of turpentine''', '''oil of turpentine''', '''wood turpentine''' and colloquially '''turps''') is a fluid obtained by the distillation of resin obtained from live trees, mainly pines. | [[File:PostcardTurpentineWorkers1912.jpg|thumb|Turpentine workers. Postcard (1912).]]'''Turpentine''' (also called '''spirit of turpentine''', '''oil of turpentine''', '''wood turpentine''' and colloquially '''turps''') is a fluid obtained by the distillation of resin obtained from live trees, mainly pines. | ||
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Revision as of 11:19, 30 May 2016
Turpentine (also called spirit of turpentine, oil of turpentine, wood turpentine and colloquially turps) is a fluid obtained by the distillation of resin obtained from live trees, mainly pines.
Description
It is mainly used as a solvent (nonfiction) and as a source of materials for organic synthesis.
Turpentine is composed of terpenes, mainly the monoterpenes alpha-pinene and beta-pinene with lesser amounts of carene, camphene, dipentene, and terpinolene.
The word turpentine derives (via French and Latin) from the Greek word τερεβινθίνη terebinthine, the name of a species of tree, the terebinth tree (nonfiction).
Mineral turpentine or other petroleum distillates are used to replace turpentine, but they are very different chemically.
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External links
- Turpentine @ Wikipedia