noun
volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally
• Syn: ↑turpentine, ↑oil of turpentine, ↑turps
• Hypernyms: ↑essential oil, ↑volatile oil
• Substance Meronyms: ↑turpentine, ↑gum terpentine
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spirit of turpentine (informal
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spirits of turpentine or spirit of turpentine,
= oil of turpentine. (Cf. ↑oil of turpentine)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.