TURPENTINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does turpentine mean? 

• TURPENTINE (noun)
  The noun TURPENTINE has 2 senses:

1. obtained from conifers (especially pines)

2. volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally

  Familiarity information: TURPENTINE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TURPENTINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Obtained from conifers (especially pines)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

gum terpentine; turpentine

Hypernyms ("turpentine" is a kind of...):

oleoresin (a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "turpentine"):

Chian turpentine (a turpentine exuded by the terebinth)

Holonyms ("turpentine" is a substance of...):

oil of turpentine; spirit of turpentine; turpentine; turps (volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

oil of turpentine; spirit of turpentine; turpentine; turps

Hypernyms ("turpentine" is a kind of...):

essential oil; volatile oil (an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings)

Meronyms (substance of "turpentine"):

gum terpentine; turpentine (obtained from conifers (especially pines))