turpentine

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English terebentyne, terbentyne, turbentine, from Old French terbentine, turbentine, Latin terebinthīna, from terebintha, from Ancient Greek τερεβινθίνη (terebinthínē), from τερεβινθινος (terebinthinos), from τερέβινθος (terébinthos). Related to terpene and terpin; etymologically equivalent to terebinth +‎ -ine. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɜː.pənˌtaɪn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɝ.pənˌtaɪn/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)pəntaɪn === Noun === turpentine (countable and uncountable, plural turpentines) Any oleoresin secreted by the wood or bark of certain trees. 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. Synonyms: spirit of turpentine, spirits of turpentine, oil of turpentine, terebenthene, terebinthine, turps, tarpin (Australia) A turpentine tree (genus Syncarpia). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== terebic terebinth terpene ==== Descendants ==== → Irish: tuirpintín → Welsh: tyrpant ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== white spirit naval stores === Verb === turpentine (third-person singular simple present turpentines, present participle turpentining, simple past and past participle turpentined) (transitive) To drain resin from (a tree) for use in making turpentine. === References === “turpentine”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.