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

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