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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