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white turpentine

white turpentine noun: from the European silver fir (Abies alba) which was used for a brilliant varnish.

Noun

white turpentine (uncountable)

  1. (historical) from the European silver fir (Abies alba) which was used for a brilliant varnish.
  2. (historical) or from the longleaf pine (Pinus palustris).
  3. (historical) or from the loblolly pine (Pinus taeda).
  4. Rhodamnia argentea, a rainforest tree of eastern Australia.
    Synonyms:
    malletwood, white myrtle, silver leaf, silver malletwood

Synonyms of white turpentine

  • malletwood, white myrtle, silver leaf, silver malletwood

Questions about white turpentine

What does white turpentine mean?
White turpentine means from the European silver fir (Abies alba) which was used for a brilliant varnish.
What part of speech is white turpentine?
White turpentine is a noun.

Words near white turpentine in the dictionary

  1. white trillium
  2. white trilliums
  3. white truffle
  4. white truffles
  5. white turmeric
  6. white turpentine
  7. white turtlehead
  8. white turtleheads
  9. white underwing
  10. white up
  11. white van man

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