Vocabulary : Turonian to Turret

Turonian : One of the subdivisions into which the Upper Cretaceous formation of Europe is divided.
Turpentine : A semifluid or fluid oleoresin, primarily the exudation of the terebinth, or turpentine, tree (Pistacia Terebinthus), a native of the Mediterranean region. It is also obtained from many coniferous trees, especially species of pine, larch, and fir.
Turpentine State : North Carolina; -- a nickname alluding to its extensive production of turpentine.
Turpeth : The root of Ipom/a Turpethum, a plant of Ceylon, Malabar, and Australia, formerly used in medicine as a purgative; -- sometimes called vegetable turpeth. ;; A heavy yellow powder, Hg3O2SO4, which consists of a basic mercuric sulphate; -- called also turpeth mineral.
Turpin : A land tortoise.

Turpitude : Inherent baseness or vileness of principle, words, or actions; shameful wickedness; depravity.
Turquois : A hydrous phosphate of alumina containing a little copper; calaite. It has a blue, or bluish green, color, and usually occurs in reniform masses with a botryoidal surface.
Turquoise : Alt. of Turquois ;; Having a fine light blue color, like that of choice mineral turquoise.
Turrel : A certain tool used by coopers.
Turret : A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the angles of a larger structure. ;; A movable building, of a square form, consisting of ten or even twenty stories and sometimes one hundred and twenty cubits high, usually moved on wheels, and employed in approaching a fortified place, for carrying soldiers, engines, ladders, casting bridges, and other necessaries. ;; A revolving tower constructed of thick iron plates, within which cannon are mounted. Turrets are used on vessels of war and on land. ;; The elevated central portion of the roof of a passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and ventilation.

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