oil of turpentine

American  

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.

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oil of turpentine British  

noun

1. another name for turpentine

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Etymology

Origin of oil of turpentine

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

Again, bodies largely composed of combustible elements, like hydrogen and carbon, are soluble in bodies of similar composition; rosin, for instance, will dissolve in alcohol, tar in oil of turpentine.

From A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive 7th Edition, Vol. II by Mill, John Stuart

Terebene, ter′ē-bēn, n. a light-yellow liquid, obtained by treating oil of turpentine with sulphuric acid, used as a disinfectant.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

It is usually sufficient to employ embrocations or stupes of equal parts of sweet oil and oil of turpentine, or of camphor liniment.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Inflammable air was produced, when to this acid air I put spirit of wine, oil of olives, oil of turpentine, charcoal, phosphorus, bees-wax, and even sulphur.

From Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air by Priestley, Joseph

It is readily soluble in ether, benzol and chloroform, and with oil of turpentine it forms a fine transparent varnish which dries clear, smooth and hard.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various