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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Chi·an a.  Of or pertaining to Chios, an island in the Ægean 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Chian turpentine
      n : a turpentine exuded by the terebinth