English > turps: 1 sense > noun 1, substance| 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 |
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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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