Noun: turpentine 'tur-pun,tIn
- Volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally
"The artist cleaned her brushes with oil of turpentine";
- oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine, turps
- An oleoresin obtained from conifers (especially pines)
"The painter used turpentine to thin his oil paints";
- gum turpentine
Derived forms: turpentines
Type of: essential oil, oleoresin, volatile oil
Encyclopedia: Turpentine