NOUN | substance | turps, turpentine, oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine | volatile liquid / liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin |
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Meaning | volatile liquid / liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally. | |
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Synonyms | turpentine, oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine | |
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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