Turpentine Definition
tûrpən-tīn
turpentined, turpentines, turpentining
noun
turpentines
Any of the various sticky, viscid oleoresins obtained from pines and other coniferous trees; gum turpentine.
Webster's New World
The brownish-yellow, sticky, semifluid oleoresin exuding from the terebinth.
Webster's New World
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.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Chian turpentine
- thinner
- spirits of turpentine
- terebinth extract
- oleoresin
- paint thinner
- mineral-spirits
- turps
- oil-of-turpentine
- spirit of turpentine
- gum terpentine
verb
To apply turpentine to.
Webster's New World
To extract turpentine from (trees)
Webster's New World
Origin of Turpentine
Middle English resin of the terebinth from Old French terebentine from Latin terebinthina (rēsīna) terebinth (resin) from Greek terebinthinē feminine of terebenthinos from terebinthos terebinth tree
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English turbentine, ultimately from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος (terébinthos, “terebinth tree").
From Wiktionary
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