oil of turpentine
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Oil of turpentine — Turpentine Tur pen*tine, n. [F. t[ e]r[ e]bentine, OF. also turbentine; cf. Pr. terebentina, terbentina, It. terebentina, trementina; fr. L. terebinthinus of the turpentine tree, from terebinthus the turpentine tree. Gr. ?, ?. See {Terebinth}.] A … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oil of turpentine — n TURPENTINE (2a) … Medical dictionary
oil of turpentine — n. TURPENTINE (sense 3) … English World dictionary
oil of turpentine — oil′ of tur′pentine n. turpentine 2) • Etymology: 1590–1600 … From formal English to slang
oil of turpentine — noun volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally • Syn: ↑turpentine, ↑spirit of turpentine, ↑turps • Hypernyms: ↑essential oil, ↑volatile oil • Substance Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
oil of turpentine — a colorless, flammable, volatile essential oil having a penetrating odor and a pungent, bitter taste, obtained from turpentine oleoresin by distillation: used in paints and varnishes, and in medicine as a carminative, vermifuge, expectorant,… … Universalium
oil of turpentine — noun a colourless, flammable, volatile oil, a distillate of turpentine, having a penetrating smell and a pungent bitterish taste, which is used in paints, varnishes, and the like, and formerly in medicine as a stimulant, rubefacient, etc …
turpentine — [tʉr′pən tīn΄] n. [ME turpentyne < OFr terbentine < L terebinthinus, of the turpentine tree < terebinthus: see TEREBINTH] 1. the brownish yellow, sticky, semifluid oleoresin exuding from the terebinth 2. any of the various sticky, viscid … English World dictionary
turpentine — ► NOUN 1) (also crude or gum turpentine) a resinous oily substance secreted by certain pines and other trees and distilled to make rosin and oil of turpentine. 2) (also oil of turpentine) a volatile pungent oil distilled from this, used in mixing … English terms dictionary
Turpentine — Tur pen*tine, n. [F. t[ e]r[ e]bentine, OF. also turbentine; cf. Pr. terebentina, terbentina, It. terebentina, trementina; fr. L. terebinthinus of the turpentine tree, from terebinthus the turpentine tree. Gr. ?, ?. See {Terebinth}.] A semifluid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
