Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mixture of terpene hydrocarbons prepared by the distillation of terpene hydrochlorid with quicklime.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A liquid resembling camphene, obtained by treating turpentine hydrochloride with lime.
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- noun chemistry A
liquid resemblingcamphene , obtained by treatingturpentine hydrochloride withlime .
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek πεύκη (peukē, "pine tree").
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