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Definition of Chian turpentine

Chian turpentine
Chian Chi"ana. [L. chius, fr. Chios the island Chios, Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to Chios, an island in the [AE]gean Sea. Chian earth, a dense, compact kind of earth, from Chios, used anciently as an astringent and a cosmetic. Chian turpentine, a fragrant, almost transparent turpentine, obtained from the Pistacia Terebinthus.

Meaning of Chian turpentine from wikipedia

- flowering plant of the family Lamiaceae. Po****rly known as yellow bugle, chian bugle or ground-pine, the plant has many of the same characteristics and...
- word "turpentine" was originally used for the exudate of terebinth trees (P. terebinthus and related species such as P. atlantica), now called Chian, Chios...
- collection of extracts, 1870). The Treatment of Cancers and Tumours by Chian Turpentine, 1880. Our Present Means of successfully treating or alleviating Cancer...
- Terebinth Namesake A small European tree of the Sumac family that yields Chian turpentine Builder Barbour Boat Works, New Bern, North Carolina Laid down as Balm...
- China (c. 7000 BC),. The Iranian jars contained a form of retsina, using turpentine pine resin to more effectively seal and preserve the wine and is the earliest...