BORDEAUX TURPENTINE
\bˈɔːdə͡ʊ tˈɜːpɪntˌa͡ɪn], \bˈɔːdəʊ tˈɜːpɪntˌaɪn], \b_ˈɔː_d_əʊ t_ˈɜː_p_ɪ_n_t_ˌaɪ_n]\
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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 honeylike. The commercial article often consists entirely of the latter part. It yields large quantities of resin and oil of t.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
