TURPENTINE STATE
Tur"pen*tine State.
Defn: North Carolina; — a nickname alluding to its extensive production of turpentine.
TURPETH Tur"peth, n. Etym: [NL. turpethum, fr. Per. tirbid a cathartic, turbad a purgative root. Cf. Turbith.] [Written also turbeth, and turbith.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: The root of Ipomoea Turpethum, a plant of Ceylon, Malabar, and Australia, formerly used in medicine as a purgative; — sometimes called vegetable turpeth.
2. (Chem.)
Defn: A heavy yellow powder, Hg3O2SO4, which consists of a basic mercuric sulphate; — called also turpeth mineral.
TURPIN
Tur"pin, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A land tortoise. [Obs.]
TURPITUDE
Tur"pi*tude, n. Etym: [L. turpitudo, from turpis foul, base.]