Contractions. - Tereb. Ter.

Oleum Terebinthinae.

Oil of Turpentine. C10H16.

The oil distilled from the oleo-resin (Turpentine) obtained from several species of Pinus.

Re-distil slowly over a water-bath.

Characters. - Limpid, colourless, pungent, with a strong peculiar but well-known odour, and pungent and bitter taste.

Preparation. - Solution in rectified spirit.

Reference to Hom. Proving. - Annalen, iii.

Proper forms for dispensing. - lx and upwards, Tincture, Pilules, or Globules.