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OIL OF TURPENTINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does oil of turpentine mean? 

OIL OF TURPENTINE (noun)
  The noun OIL OF TURPENTINE has 1 sense:

1. volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinallyplay

  Familiarity information: OIL OF TURPENTINE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OIL OF TURPENTINE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

oil of turpentine; spirit of turpentine; turpentine; turps

Hypernyms ("oil of turpentine" is a kind of...):

essential oil; volatile oil (an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings)

Meronyms (substance of "oil of turpentine"):

gum terpentine; turpentine (obtained from conifers (especially pines))


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