turpentine
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turpentine
- /ˈtɜː.pənˌtaɪn/ UK
- /ˈtɝ.pənˌtaɪn/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)pəntaɪn
Where it comes from
From Middle English terebentyne, terbentyne, turbentine, from Old French terbentine, turbentine, Latin terebinthina, from Ancient Greek τερεβινθίνη (terebinthínē), the feminine form of τερεβινθινος (terebinthinos, “terebinthine”, adjective), from τερέβινθος (terébinthos, “terebinth tree”, noun). Related to terpene and terpin; etymologically equivalent to terebinth + -ine.
noun turpentines
- Any oleoresin secreted by the wood or bark of certain trees.
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A volatile essential oil now obtained from such oleoresin of from the wood of pine trees by steam distillation; a complex mixture of monoterpenes; now used as a solvent and paint thinner.
Similar: spirit of turpentine, spirits of turpentine, oil of turpentine, terebenthene, terebinthine, turps, tarpin
- A turpentine tree (genus Syncarpia). Turpentine timber was obtained from the forests outside Maryborough and Townsville, and shipped by rail and landing craft to Hayman Island.
verb turpentines · turpentining · turpentined
- To drain resin from (a tree) for use in making turpentine.
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noun volatile essential oil
| Español | aguarrás, trementina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 테레빈유 terebinyu, 투르펜틴 tureupentin, 송지유 songjiyu |
| 日本語 | テレビン油 terebin'yu, 松脂油 matsuyaniabura |
| 中文 | 松節油 /松节油 sōngjiéyóu |
| हिन्दी | तारपीन tārpīn |
| Kiswahili | terafini |
| Português | aguarrás, terebintina |
| Français | essence de térébenthine, térébenthine |
| Deutsch | Terpentin |
| Italiano | acquaragia, trementina, essenza di trementina |
| Ελληνικά | τερεβινθίνη terevinthíni, τερεβινθέλαιο terevinthélaio, νέφτι néfti |
| Română | terebentină |
| Русский | скипида́р skipidár, терпенти́н terpentín |
| Tiếng Việt | nhựa thông |
| العربية | تِرْبَنْتِين tirbantīn, نَفْط nafṭ |
| עברית | טֶרפָּנטִין terpantín |
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