terebene

[ ter-uh-been ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a mixture of terpenes that occurs as a colorless liquid, used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant.

terebene

/ ˈtɛrəˌbiːn /

noun

1. a mixture of hydrocarbons prepared from oil of turpentine and sulphuric acid, used to make paints and varnishes and medicinally as an expectorant and antiseptic

Word History and Origins

Origin of terebene¹

First recorded in 1855–60; tereb(inth) + -ene

Word History and Origins

Origin of terebene¹

C19: from tereb ( inth ) + -ene

Example Sentences

Terebene, ter′ē-bēn, n. a light-yellow liquid, obtained by treating oil of turpentine with sulphuric acid, used as a disinfectant.—adj.

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The new devices were dismal, such as the vile stuff called terebene, which smoked and smelt more than it illuminated, such as the wax tapers which were coiled round bottles that had seen better days.

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Terebene, a mixture of dipentene and other hydrocarbons prepared from turpentine oil by treatment with concentrated sulphuric acid, is used chiefly in medicated soaps.

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What is called Terebene, a most useful medicine for winter cough, is produced by the action of sulphuric acid on Turpentine.

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By the action of a small quantity of sulphuric acid, among other products terebene is formed.

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