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Chian turpentine

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Chian \Chi"an\a. [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}.

Source : WordNet®

Chian turpentine
     n : a turpentine exuded by the terebinth
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