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/ɔɪl əv tˈərpəntˌaɪn/ Listen

Oil of turpentine

noun

Volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally. Synonyms: spirit of turpentine, turpentine, turps.

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... Rubber.—This article describes some important experiments which have been made in which India rubber substitutes have been produced from oil of turpentine 18495 ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898 • Various

... orris-root; and ionone, another ketone which has a very closely similar odor of fresh violets and was isolated after some years' further work, is largely used in the preparation of violet perfume. Irone and ionone are closely similar in composition to oil of turpentine which when taken into the body is partly converted into perfume and gives a strong odor of violets to the urine. "Little has yet been accomplished toward ascertaining the relation between the odor and the chemical constitution of substances in general. Hydrocarbons ...

— Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 (of 6) • Havelock Ellis

Words linked to "Oil of turpentine" : turpentine, essential oil, gum terpentine, spirit of turpentine, volatile oil, turps