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terpin hydrate definition

ter·pin hydrate (tʉr′pin)

a colorless crystalline powder, CHO·HO, used chiefly, in the form of an elixir, as an expectorant or cough syrup

Etymology: < terpine: see terpineol

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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