HyperDic: turps

English > 1 sense of the word turps:
NOUNsubstanceturps, turpentine, oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentinevolatile liquid / liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin
English > turps: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaningvolatile liquid / liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally.
Synonymsturpentine, oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine
Broaderessential oil, volatile oilAn oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes
Substancesturpentine, gum terpentineObtained from conifers (especially pines)
Spanishaceite de trementina, aguarrás, esencia de trementina, trementina
Catalanaiguarràs, essència de trementina, trementina

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