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turpentine

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Absolutely not; it'd taste like turpentine, and turpentine is cheap.

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Quick take

Any oleoresin secreted by the wood or bark of certain trees.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of turpentine gathered in one view.

noun

Any oleoresin secreted by the wood or bark of certain trees.

verb

(transitive) To drain resin from (a tree) for use in making turpentine.

noun

(Australia) A turpentine tree (genus Syncarpia).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for turpentine.

noun

Any oleoresin secreted by the wood or bark of certain trees.

See also: turps, gum-terpentine

verb

(transitive) To drain resin from (a tree) for use in making turpentine.

See also: turps, gum-terpentine

noun

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.

See also: turps, gum-terpentine

Example sentences

1

Absolutely not; it'd taste like turpentine, and turpentine is cheap.

2

You could either burn turpentine (which was smokey) or turpentine and alcohol (which wasn't, but was volatile and prone to exploding and setting people on fire).

3

As for turpentine, it depends on the person and the particular turpentine, but generally turpentine on your skin isn't particularly irritating and may even be therapeutically beneficial.

4

Here, labels on containers of mineral turps are always titled with the name 'Mineral Turpentine' followed by its UN number and description, ie: UN-1300, Turpentine substitute.

5

It would be much less surprising to find some novel hazard in mineral spirits than in turpentine.

6

The owners of a tobacco farm and a turpentine factory even showed us around their properties.

7

Unless you are referring to natural botanical plants, in which case, Pine Trees and turpentine is a good alternative found.

8

At a guess, for every litre of DCM there'd be 5 litres of acetone and 20-50 litres of mineral turpentine.

9

And you can't usually tell from the label; just as with turpentine, what you get depends on where it comes from.

10

The term 'mineral spirit' for mineral turpentine (aka mineral turps) is rarely used here.

11

When artists get together they talk about where you can buy cheap turpentine.

12

There is a poem where the poet realized everything is like turpentine.

Quote examples

1

The famous "snake oil" salesman sold jars filled with beef fat mixed with capsaicin and turpentine.

2

I think if you look for "New Zealand artisanal turpentine" you could find a supplier for rosin.

3

I could equally ask "What if it turned out that turpentine was actually _healthier_ than water?".

4

When artists get together they talk about where you can buy cheap turpentine." Most of HN is the former, constantly theorizing, philosophizing, often (but not always) in a negative and cynical way.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use turpentine in a sentence?

Absolutely not; it'd taste like turpentine, and turpentine is cheap.

What does turpentine mean?

Any oleoresin secreted by the wood or bark of certain trees.

What part of speech is turpentine?

turpentine is commonly used as noun, verb.