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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
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turpentine. A
resinous liquid exuded from various species of pine tree, which in its distilled form (‘spirits of turpentine’) has been used since the 15th century as a
diluent, or thinner, for
oil paint.
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Pulling Streaks: Voices from the Turpentine Woods
Magazine article from: Southern Quarterly; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; I'm goin ta Georgy ta work in the turpentine When I got in Georgy, I didn 't have...I'm goin ta Georgy ta work in the turpentine. When I got in Georgy I begin to fret...debt, Goin ta Georgy ta work in the turpentine. - Cull Stacey "I'm Going to Georgia...
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Turpentine Stays at 50 Cents With Little Near-Term Change.
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 1/10/2000; ; 700+ words
; CRUDE SULFATE TURPENTINE has settled at 50 cents per gallon...is absorb the higher production of turpentine that generally comes in the winter...tells us that it takes a while for turpentine recovery to be impacted by increased...
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Obtain the Latest Info on the Production and Market of Turpentine in China With New Report.
M2 Presswire; 2/6/2008; 700+ words
; ...Info on the Production and Market of Turpentine in China With New Report(C)1994...addition of Production and Market of Turpentine in China to their offering. This Production and Market of Turpentine in China report is an essential resource...
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CST Declines by 10 Cents; Market Falls After Gains.(CRUDE SULFATE TURPENTINE)
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 7/6/1998; ; 700+ words
; CRUDE SULFATE TURPENTINE is facing its first price decrease...chemicals are flat. "If the price of turpentine continued to go up," an aroma chemicals...China is a major exporter of gum turpentine into the Asian market, and Japan...
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Filmmaker James E. Hurd, Jr. Completes Two Projects Based on the Turpentine Industry: A Powerful Film Short Entitled 'Poet of the Swingin' Blade' and Revealing Stage Play 'Turpentine Jake' That Sheds Light on Debt Peonage Servitude in Turpentine Camps in So. Florida.
PR Newswire; 8/29/2006; 637 words
; ...Swingin' Blade," and stage play "Turpentine Jake" -- both stories about the hardships...ultimately zero income for hard laborers in turpentine camps in South Florida. So-called...would be taken to distilleries to make turpentine for various medicinal and industrial...
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Big turpentine operations had key role in early Clay County.(County Line)(Clay County Memoirs)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Florida Times Union; 8/8/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...they had to be routinely swabbed with turpentine. Business changed significantly after...20th century, many large independent turpentine operations carried out the entire process...harvesting the gum to distilling the gum into turpentine and rosin for market. All turpentine...
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Crude sulfate turpentine hanging on despite price stall. (Specialties).
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 1/6/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...American production of crude sulfate turpentine (CST) steadily declining, the CST...soft, even though the production of turpentine is way down," according to one producer...Falling demand for products derived from turpentine continues to plague the industry as...
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PRICES OF ROSIN AND TURPENTINE OIL IN CHINA EXPECTED TO PICK UP.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 4/26/2002; 700+ words
; ...Asia Pulse - The prices of rosin and turpentine oil in China are expected to rise this...Statistics show that the prices of rosin and turpentine oil began to fall in the second half...41 per cent from 1997; and that of turpentine was 5,000 yuan, down 38 per cent...
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CST Price Tumbles Yet Again; Market's Future Remains Unclear.(crude sulfate turpentine)
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 10/26/1998; ; 700+ words
; THE PRICE OF CRUDE SULFATE TURPENTINE has dropped by 15 cents, effective...here is what is happening with gum turpentine imports," a major buyer of pine oils says. In 1996, imports of gum turpentine into the US were around 7,000 metric...
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Anion gap in turpentine-induced pleural effusions: correlation with pH and protein level.
Magazine article from: Chest; 2/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...we used a well-described model of turpentine-induced effusions in nine New Zealand...induced by an intrapleural injection of turpentine; acidic exudative effusions were induced...used a well-described rabbit model of turpentine-induced exudative and acidic effusions...
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turpentine
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...n / • n. 1. (also oil of turpentine ) a volatile pungent oil distilled from gum turpentine or pine wood, used in mixing paints...x220E; (also crude turpentine or gum turpentine ) an oleoresin secreted...
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turpentine tree
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
turpentine tree see terebinth .
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Australian turpentine
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
Australian turpentine See SYNCARPIA .
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Naval Stores
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...pitch, and, to a lesser degree, turpentine, that were historically used in the...them watertight, and shipbuilders used turpentine in connection with paint. Naval stores...burning chunks of pinewood in kilns. Turpentine was procured by a team of workers...
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SIC 2861 Gum and Wood Chemicals
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...products can be distilled from wood. Turpentine, for example, is extracted from pine...softwood distillates such as resin and turpentine. Most merchandise in this category...consumers who primarily purchase charcoal, turpentine, and other products for home use...
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