terebentyne

Middle English

Alternative forms

terbentyne, turbentine, terbentyn, terebentine, terrebentyn, terrebentine, turpentyn, turpentyne

Etymology

From Old French terbentine, turbentine, from Latin terebinthina; equivalent to therebynte +‎ -ine.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɛr(ə)ˈbintiːn(ə)/, /turˈbintiːn(ə)/, /turˈpintiːn(ə)/

Noun

terebentyne (uncountable)

Turpentine or a pharmaceutical made from it.

Descendants

English: turpentine
Scots: torpity (obsolete)

References

“terebentīne (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-26.

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