Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of, pertaining to, or obtained from turpentine.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, terbenthene (oil of turpentine); specifically, designating an acid, C7H10O4, obtained by the oxidation of terbenthene with nitric acid, as a white crystalline substance.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective pertaining to turpentine, often terebic acid

Etymologies

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From terebinth + -ic.

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