Turpentine

Noun

 * 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

Synonyms

 * turps

Thesaurus
chromogen, coat, coat of paint, coating, color, color filter, color gelatin, colorant, coloring, dead-color, distemper, drier, dye, dyestuff, exterior paint, flat coat, flat wash, floor enamel, ground, interior paint, medium, opaque color, paint, pigment, prime coat, primer, priming, stain, tempera, thinner, tinction, tincture, transparent color, turps, undercoat, undercoating, vehicle, wash, wash coat

Etymology
From turbentine: <<  τερέβινθος:.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 松節油,
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French: essence de térébenthine
 * Georgian: კევი, სკიპიდარი, ბელეკონი


 * German:
 * Ido:
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: テレビン油
 * Romanian: terebentină
 * Russian: скипидар
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: terpentin

Related terms

 * terebic