turpentine
To drain resin from for use in making turpentineTo drain resin from (a tree) for use in making turpentine.
» You can clean a paintbrush with turpentine.
Ты можешь очистить кисть скипидаром. — odexed
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo drain resin from (a tree) for use in making turpentine.
Examples
3 sentencesYou can clean a paintbrush with turpentine.
ruТы можешь очистить кисть скипидаром. — odexed
Turpentine is widely used as a solvent in paints, varnishes and lacquers.
deTerpentin wird vielfach als Lösungsmittel in Farben, Firnissen und Lacken verwendet. — Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom's studio smells like turpentine.
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
turpentines, turpentining, turpentined, turpentined| Base form | turpentine · to turpentine |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | turpentines |
| Present participle | turpentining |
| Past simple | turpentined |
| Past participle | turpentined |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle