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  2. Turpentine - Wikipedia

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    Turpentine (which is also called spirit of turpentine, oil of turpentine, terebenthine, terebenthene, terebinthine and, colloquially, turps) [2] is a fluid obtained by the distillation of resin harvested from living trees, mainly pines. Principally used as a specialized solvent, it is also a source of material for organic syntheses.

  3. List of alchemical substances - Wikipedia

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    Aqua fortis /spirit of nitre – nitric acid, formed by 2 parts saltpetre in 1 part (pure) oil of vitriol (sulfuric acid). (Historically, this process could not have been used, as 98% oil of vitriol was not available.) Aqua ragia /spirit of turpentine/oil of turpentine/gum turpentineturpentine, formed by the distillation of pine tree resin.

  4. Camphine - Wikipedia

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    Camphine, made of spirits of turpentine, had a high carbon content and tended to smoke unless burned in a lamp with a chimney. [6] Burning fluid was a blend of alcohol and turpentine (one part spirits of turpentine and four parts highly distilled alcohol, according to a 1897 report for Congress [ 8 ] ) which allowed the turpentine to burn ...

  5. White spirit - Wikipedia

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    A 2-litre (3.5 imp pt) container of white spirit. White spirit (AU, UK and Ireland) [note 1] or mineral spirits (US, Canada), also known as mineral turpentine (AU/NZ/ZA), turpentine substitute, and petroleum spirits, is a petroleum-derived clear liquid used as a common organic solvent in painting. [1]

  6. Turpentine (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Turpentine is the oleoresin of conifers (crude turpentine) or the volatile oil part thereof (oil of turpentine). Turpentine may also refer to: The resin of terebinth, the original meaning of turpentine; White spirit, the cheaper, mineral oil based replacement for turpentine "Turpentine" (song), a 1990 song by grunge band Hole

  7. List of occult terms - Wikipedia

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    Aqua ragia - Old alchemical term for turpentine. Aqua regia - Mixture of aqua fortis and spirit of salt. Aquarius, an astrological sign; Aqua vitae - Old alchemical term for ethanol. Arachnomancy; Arcandam; Archaeomancy, divination through the use of special relics; Archdemon, a powerful demon in some spiritual writings; Argenteum Astrum; Aries ...

  8. Talk:Mineral spirits - Wikipedia

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    Also, turpentine substitute redirects to mineral turpentine, which seems inappropriate as it is but one of several substitutes used. Dforest ( talk ) 17:34, 27 September 2008 (UTC) [ reply ] I'd tend to agree - Mineral spirits is probably the most universal name for an article, although white spirit has the best content at present.

  9. Nine oils - Wikipedia

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    According to one 19th-century druggists' book, oils used in the preparation included: [1] train oil; that is, whale oil or the oil of the blubber of another marine mammal; oil of turpentine; oil of bricks, the oil obtained by the distillation of pieces of brick saturated with rapeseed oil or olive oil [2] oil of amber; spirit of camphor

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