oil_of_turpentine (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *oil of turpentine*:
NOUN	substance	oil of turpentine, turpentine, spirit of turpentine, turps	volatile liquid / liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin

English > *oil of turpentine*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	volatile liquid / liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally.
Synonyms	turpentine, spirit of turpentine, turps
Broader	essential oil, volatile oil	An oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes
Substances	turpentine, gum terpentine	Obtained from conifers (especially pines)
Spanish	aceite de trementina, aguarrás, esencia de trementina, trementina
Catalan	aiguarràs, essència de trementina, trementina

HyperDic: oil_of_turpentine