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Definition of Chian turpentine
1. Noun. A turpentine exuded by the terebinth.
Medical Definition of Chian turpentine
1. An exudation from Pistacia terebinthus, a small tree of Chios and regions eastward; on exposure to air it thickens and forms translucent yellow masses similar to mastic. Larch turpentine, a transparent, yellowish, thick liquid, the oleoresin obtained from Larix europaea (family Pinaceae). Synonym: Venice turpentine. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chian Turpentine
Literary usage of Chian turpentine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Medical and Surgical Reporter (1881)
"Having read only lately, that no genuine Chian turpentine was in the market,fI
... Genuine Chian turpentine has a fragrant, well marked odor, which becomes ..."
2. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1882)
"I procured for her a pound of the emulsion of Chian turpentine, which she commenced
taking on the 1st January last. This finished, she procured more of the ..."
3. Vegetable Substances: Materials of Manufactures (1833)
"The Chian turpentine is that which was most anciently known. ... In the present
day Chian turpentine is very rarely to be met with in commerce. ..."
4. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1882)
"Chian turpentine, like ... They tried Chian turpentine, and it seems to us
faithfully and fairly ; it failed. ..."
5. An Ephemeris of Materia Medica, Pharmacy, Therapeutics and Collateral by Edawrd P. Squibbs (1888)
"1033, Professor John Clay, of Birmingham, returns to the subject of the treatment
of cancer by Chian turpentine. From this paper it may be judged that ..."
6. The Cancer Problem by William Seaman Bainbridge (1914)
"The investigation as to the presence of the Micrococcus neoformans is discussed
under Etiology, Section IV, Chapter 1. Chian turpentine (Pistacia ..."
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