turpentine

¹tur·pen·tine

noun \ˈtər-pən-ˌtīn, ˈtər-p^əm-\

Definition of TURPENTINE

1

a : a yellow to brown semifluid oleoresin obtained as an exudate from the terebinth

b : an oleoresin obtained from various conifers (as some pines and firs)

2

a : an essential oil obtained from turpentines by distillation and used especially as a solvent and thinner —called also gum turpentine

b : a similar oil obtained by distillation or carbonization of pinewood —called also wood turpentine

Origin of TURPENTINE

Middle English terbentyne, turpentyne, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French terebentine, from Medieval Latin terbentina, from Latin terebinthina, feminine of terebinthinus of terebinth, from terebinthus terebinth, from Greek terebinthos

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Paints and Dyes Terms

bloom, craze, medium, size, vehicle

Rhymes with TURPENTINE

aerodyne, agate line, alkaline, androgyne, anodyne, anticline, Apennine, aquiline, argentine, asinine, auld lang syne, Aventine, Ballantyne, balloon vine, battle line, borderline, bottom-line, Byzantine, calamine, calcimine, Caroline, catarrhine, Catiline, celandine, centerline, cisalpine, claymore mine, clementine, colubrine, columbine, Columbine, concubine, conga line, contour line, Coppermine, coralline, countermine, countersign, credit line, crystalline, cytokine, dessert wine, disincline, dollar sign, down-the-line, draw the line, eglantine, endocrine, equal sign, Esquiline, exocrine, fescennine, finish line, firing line, Florentine, gas turbine, genuine, gregarine, infantine, interline, intertwine, iodine, Johannine, knotty pine, leonine, Levantine, Liechtenstein, limber pine, lubber line, minus sign, monkeyshine, morning line, muscadine, on deadline, on the line, opaline, palatine, Palatine, Palestine, party line, passerine, picket line, porcupine, psittacine, realign, redefine, redesign, riverine, saccharine, sapphirine, saturnine, second-line, serpentine, service line, sibylline, Siegfried line, sixty-nine, sounding line, subalpine, sparkling wine, static line, steam turbine, story line, table wine, Theatine, three-point line, timberline, toe the line, transalpine, Tridentine, turnverein, underline, undermine, Ursuline, uterine, valentine, vespertine, viperine, vulturine, waterline, wind turbine, worry line

²turpentine

transitive verb

turpentinedturpentin·ing

Definition of TURPENTINE

1

: to apply turpentine to

2

: to extract turpentine from; especially : to tap (pine trees) in order to obtain turpentine

First Known Use of TURPENTINE

1759

Other Paints and Dyes Terms

bloom, craze, medium, size, vehicle

tur·pen·tine

noun \ˈtər-pən-ˌtīn, ˈtərp-^əm-\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of TURPENTINE

1

a : a yellow to brown semifluid oleoresin obtained as an exudate from the terebinth (Pistacia terebinthus) of the sumac family b : an oleoresin obtained from various conifers (as some pines and firs)

2

a : an essential oil obtained from turpentines by distillation and used especially as a solvent and thinner—called also oil of turpentine b : a similar oil obtained by distillation or carbonization of pinewood—called also wood turpentine

turpentine

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

Any resinous exudate or extract from conifers, especially pines; now also commonly a term for its volatile fraction, oil (or spirits) of turpentine. Semifluid mixtures of organic compounds consisting of resins dissolved in a volatile oil, turpentines can be distilled (see distillation) into the volatile oil of turpentine and the nonvolatile rosin. The oil, a mixture of monoterpenes (see isoprenoid), chiefly pinene, is a colourless, odorous, flammable liquid that does not mix with water but is a good solvent for many substances. Oil of turpentine is favoured over petroleum solvents as an oil-paint thinner, varnish solvent, and brush cleaner. Its chief use is now as a raw material for resins, insecticides, oil additives, and synthetic pine oil and camphor and as a solvent.