| NOUN | substance | turpentine, gum terpentine | obtained from conifers (especially pines) |
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| substance | turpentine, oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine, turps | volatile liquid / liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin |
| Sounds | ter'pahntay.n | |
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| Rhymes | affine ... wine: 145 rhymes with ayn... | |
| Meaning | Obtained from conifers (especially pines). | |
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| Synonym | gum terpentine | |
| Narrower | Chian turpentine | A turpentine exuded by the terebinth |
| Broader | oleoresin | A naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil |
| Substance of | turpentine, oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine, turps | volatile liquid / liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin |
| Spanish | trementina | |
| Catalan | trementina | |
| Meaning | volatile liquid / liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally. | |
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| Synonyms | oil of 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 | |
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