turpentine

Definition of Turpentine in English :

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Noun

1. gum terpentine, turpentine

obtained from conifers (especially pines)

gum terpentine

2. oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine, turpentine, turps

volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Turpentine

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noun

1. Also called: gum turpentine

any of various viscous oleoresins obtained from various coniferous trees, esp from the longleaf pine, and used as the main source of commercial turpentine

2.

a brownish-yellow sticky viscous oleoresin that exudes from the terebinth tree

3. Also called: oil of turpentine, spirits of turpentine

a colourless flammable volatile liquid with a pungent odour, distilled from turpentine oleoresin. It is an essential oil containing a mixture of terpenes and is used as a solvent for paints and in medicine as a rubefacient and expectorant

. Sometimes (esp Brit) shortened to: turps

4. Also called: turpentine substitute, white spirit (not in technical usage)

any one of a number of thinners for paints and varnishes, consisting of fractions of petroleum

▶ Related adjective: terebinthine

verb (transitive)

5.

to treat or saturate with turpentine

6.

to extract crude turpentine from (trees)

Turpentine

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈturpenˌtined or ˈturpenˌtining

4.

to apply turpentine to

5. US

to extract turpentine from (trees)

noun

1.

the brownish-yellow, sticky, semifluid oleoresin exuding from the terebinth

2.

any of the various sticky, viscid oleoresins obtained from pines and other coniferous trees; gum turpentine

3.

a colorless, volatile essential oil, C10H16, distilled from such oleoresins and used in paints, varnishes, etc., and in medicine; spirits of turpentine; oil of turpentine

Turpentine

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n.

1. A thin volatile terpenoid 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).

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