oil of turpentine
noun
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.
Origin of oil of turpentine
1First recorded in 1590–1600
- Also called spirits of turpentine, turpentine.
Words Nearby oil of turpentine
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British Dictionary definitions for oil of turpentine
oil of turpentine
noun
another name for turpentine (def. 3)
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