oil of turpentine

oil of turpentine

n.

See turpentine.

oil of turpentine

n

(Elements & Compounds) another name for turpentine³

tur•pen•tine

(ˈtɜr pənˌtaɪn)

n., v. -tined, -tin•ing. n.

1. any of various oleoresins derived from coniferous trees and yielding a volatile oil and a resin when distilled.

2. Also called oil of turpentine, spirits of turpentine.a distilled form of this oleoresin, having a penetrating odor and a pungent, bitter taste, used as a paint thinner and solvent and in medicine.

3. an oleoresin exuded by the terebinth; Chian turpentine.

v.t.

4. to treat with turpentine; apply turpentine to.

5. to gather or take crude turpentine from (trees).

[1275–1325; late Middle English, alter. of Middle English ter(e)bentyn(e) < Medieval Latin ter(e)bentīna, for Latin terebinthīna, n. use of feminine of terebinthīnus, adj. derivative of terebinth(us) terebinth]

tur`pen•tin′ic (-ˈtɪn ɪk) tur′pen•tin`ous (-ˌtɪn əs, -ˌtaɪ nəs) adj.

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Noun

1.

oil of turpentine - volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally spirit of turpentine, turps, turpentine 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)