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单词 terebinthine
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terebinthine

[ ter-uh-bin-thin, -thahyn ]
/ ˌtɛr əˈbɪn θɪn, -θaɪn /

adjective

terebinthinate.
of or relating to the terebinth.

Origin of terebinthine

First recorded in 1505–15; terebinth + -ine1

Words nearby terebinthine

terebene, terebic, terebic acid, terebinth, terebinthinate, terebinthine, terebrate, teredo, terefah, Terence, Terengganu
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Example sentences from the Web for terebinthine

  • Its terebinthine odors scent the vernal gales that enter our open windows with the morning sun.

    Among the Trees at Elmridge|Ella Rodman Church
  • As if it were good for the oxen, and some terebinthine or other medicinal quality ascended into their nostrils.

    The Maine Woods|Henry David Thoreau
  • It was a high region of rolling country, heavily wooded with magnificent pine forests, rich in terebinthine resources.

    Voyage of the Paper Canoe|Nathaniel H. Bishop

British Dictionary definitions for terebinthine

terebinthine
/ (ˌtɛrɪˈbɪnθaɪn) /

adjective

of or relating to terebinth or related plants
of, consisting of, or resembling turpentine
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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