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turpentine
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tur·pen·tine  (tûrpn-tn)
n.
1. A thin volatile essential oil, C10H16, obtained by steam distillation or other means from the wood or exudate of certain pine trees and used as a paint thinner, solvent, and medicinally as a liniment. Also called oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine.
2. The sticky mixture of resin and volatile oil from which turpentine is distilled.
3. A brownish-yellow resinous liquid obtained from the terebinth.
tr.v. tur·pen·tined, tur·pen·tin·ing, tur·pen·tines
1. To apply turpentine to or mix turpentine with.
2. To extract turpentine from (a tree).

[Middle English, resin of the terebinth, from Old French terebentine, from Latin terebinthina (rsna), terebinth (resin), from Greek terebinthin, feminine of terebenthinos, from terebinthos, terebinth tree.]

turpen·tinic (-tnk), turpen·tinous (-tns) adj.

turpentine
Noun
1. a strong-smelling colourless oil distilled from the resin of some coniferous trees, and used for thinning paint, for cleaning, and in medicine
2. a semisolid mixture of resin and oil obtained from various conifers, which is the main source of commercial turpentine
3. Not in technical usage any one of a number of thinners for paints and varnishes, consisting of fractions of petroleum [Latin terebinthina]

turpentine  (tûrpn-tn)
1. A thin, easily vaporized oil that is distilled from the wood or resin of certain pine trees. It is used as a paint thinner and solvent. Chemical formula: C10H16.
2. The sticky mixture of resin and oil from which this oil is distilled.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.turpentineturpentine - obtained from conifers (especially pines)
oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine, turps, turpentine - volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally
oleoresin - a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants
Chian turpentine - a turpentine exuded by the terebinth
2.turpentineturpentine - volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally
essential oil, volatile oil - an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings
gum terpentine, turpentine - obtained from conifers (especially pines)
Translations

turpentine [ˈtəːpəntaɪn] n (also: turps) → trementina
turpentine [ˈtəːpəntaɪn] n (also: turps) → (essence f de) térébenthine f
turpentine [ˈtəːpəntaɪn] n (also: turps) → Terpentin nt
turpentine [ˈtəːpəntaɪn] n (also: turps) → acqua ragia

turpentine
n turpentine [ˈtəːpəntain]
a type of oil used for thinning certain kinds of paint, cleaning paint-brushes etc. terpentynبوابَه دَوّارَهтерпентинterpentýnterpentindas Terpentinνέφτιtrementina, aguarrástärpentiinروغن تربانتینtärpättitérébenthineטֶרפֶּנטִיןटर्पैन्टाइन गंध बिरोजाterpentinterpentinterpentinterpentínatrementinaテレビン油테레빈 유terpentinasterpentīnsturpentinterpentijnolieterpentin, white-spiritterpentynaterebentinaterebentinăскипидарterpentínterpentinterpentinterpentinน้ำมันสนterpentin, neft yağı松節油скипидар, терпентинتاڑپين کا تيلnhựa thông

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