Turpent

Morpheme

Turpent

Type

bound base

Denotation

oleoresin secreted by certain trees, volatile essential oil obtained from certain trees

Etymology

Middle English turbentine, terebentine, terebentyne, terbentyne, terbentyn; Old French turbentine, terbentine, terebentine, terebinte; Latin terebinthīna, from terebintha; Ancient Greek terebinthinḗ, from terebinthinós, from terébinthos

Evidence

turpentine, turpentined, turpentines, turpentinic, turpentining, turpentinous

See Also

Terebinth, Terp