turpentine


Definition: Meaning of, turpentine in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈtəːp(ə)ntʌɪn /

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  1. a type of oil used for making paint more liquid or removing it from clothes, brushes etc
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turpentine used in phrases

  • Chian turpentine (noun)
    1. a turpentine exuded by the terebinth
  • oil of turpentine (noun)
    1. volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally
  • spirit of turpentine (noun)
    1. volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally
  • turpentine camphor weed (noun)
    1. aromatic plant of western United States
  • turpentine weed (noun)
    1. low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads
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