turpentine
Any oleoresin secreted by the wood or bark of certain treesAny oleoresin secreted by the wood or bark of certain trees.
» You can clean a paintbrush with turpentine.
Ты можешь очистить кисть скипидаром.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Any oleoresin secreted by the wood or bark of certain trees.
(countable, uncountable)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.
Terpentin
скипида́рskipidár, терпенти́нterpentín
скипида́рskypydár, шпиґина́рšpygynár, шпигина́рšpyhynár
volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally
(Australia, countable, uncountable)A turpentine tree (genus Syncarpia).
Examples
3 sentencesYou can clean a paintbrush with turpentine.
ruТы можешь очистить кисть скипидаром.
Turpentine is widely used as a solvent in paints, varnishes and lacquers.
deTerpentin wird vielfach als Lösungsmittel in Farben, Firnissen und Lacken verwendet.
Tom's studio smells like turpentine.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English terebentyne, terbentyne, turbentine, from Old French terbentine, turbeFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: turpentines| Singular | turpentine |
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Synonyms
8 synonyms- volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally:oil of turpentinespirit of turpentineturps
- an oleoresin obtained from conifers (especially pines):gum terpentine
Word family
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