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The price of turpentines, which Givaudan supplies to the perfume industry, is expected to go up by 25% to 50% this year, while patchouli, a natural product, is estimated to rise by 50% to 100%.
Flavoring Giant Givaudan Sees Higher Costs John Revill 2011
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Some parts of wood such as tannins and turpentines are toxic to bacteria.
Chapter 15 1982
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It is the finest of all the turpentines and is used for many purposes in the arts.
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Like many other balsams, it is nearly allied to the turpentines; it has a moderately agreeable smell, and a bitter, biting taste of considerable duration.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture William Saunders 1861
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And for your Ingredients business, which is most important, the petrochems, the naturals or the turpentines?
unknown title 2011
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Higher up, the vines, the olives, and the sycamores amply repay the labour of the cultivator; natural groves arise, consisting of evergreen oaks, cypresses, andrachnés, and turpentines.
Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time Michael Russell 1814
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