Oleoresin
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Oleoresin is a terpene-rich defensive secretion of conifer trees, composed of a volatile turpentine fraction, and a semi-solid resin and essential or fatty oil. The oleoresin of conifers are known as
Oleoresin capsicum tear gas being sprayed on a guardsman
Turpentine
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Turpentine is a fluid obtainable 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 synthese
Oleoresin
…Oleoresin () is a terpene-rich defensive secretion of conifer trees, composed of a volatile turpentine fraction, and a semi-solid resin and essential or fatty oil. The oleoresin of conifers are known as crude turpentine or gum turpentine, which consists…
Turpentine distilled old way
"Herty system" in use on turpentine trees in Northern Florida, circa 1936
Chipping a turpentine tree in Georgia (US), circa 1906–20
"Cat face" on a pine tree