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