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oil of turpentine

noun

  1. a colorless, flammable, volatile essential oil having a penetrating odor and a pungent, bitter taste, obtained from turpentine oleoresin by distillation: used in paints and varnishes, and in medicine as a carminative, vermifuge, expectorant, rubefacient, and, formerly, as a diuretic.


oil of turpentine

noun

  1. another name for turpentine


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Word History and Origins

Origin of oil of turpentine1

First recorded in 1590–1600

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