GUM TERPENTINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gum terpentine mean? 

• GUM TERPENTINE (noun)
  The noun GUM TERPENTINE has 1 sense:

1. obtained from conifers (especially pines)

  Familiarity information: GUM TERPENTINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GUM TERPENTINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Obtained from conifers (especially pines)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

gum terpentine; turpentine

Hypernyms ("gum terpentine" is a kind of...):

oleoresin (a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gum terpentine"):

Chian turpentine (a turpentine exuded by the terebinth)

Holonyms ("gum terpentine" is a substance of...):

oil of turpentine; spirit of turpentine; turpentine; turps (volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally)