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
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
White spirit
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White spirit or mineral spirits, also known as mineral turpentine, turpentine substitute, and petroleum spirits, is a petroleum-derived clear liquid used as a common organic solvent in painting. There
Turpentine
…compositions. The sulfite process gives a product that is rich in cymene, whereas the kraft process gives a pinene-rich product. Substitutes include white spirit or other petroleum distillates, although the constituent chemicals are very different. The word turpentine derives (via French and Latin) from the Greek…
A 2-litre (3.5 imp pt) container of white spirit