turpentine

From Middle English terebentyne, terbentyne, turbentine, from Old French terbentine, turbentine, ultimately from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος (terébinthos, “terebinth tree”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɜː.pən.ˌtaɪn/

turpentine (countable and uncountable, plural turpentines)

1. A volatile essential oil obtained from the wood of pine trees by steam distillation; it is a complex mixture of monoterpenes; it is used as a solvent and paint thinner.

• turps
• tarpin

• mineral turpentine
• turpentine tree

• terebic
• terebinth
• terpene

turpentine (third-person singular simple present turpentines, present participle turpentining, simple past and past participle turpentined)

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