Meaning Of The Word Turpentine

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What's The Definition Of Turpentine?

turpentine
uncountable noun: Turpentine is a colourless liquid used, for example, for cleaning paint off brushes.

turpentine in American English
the brownish-yellow, sticky, semifluid oleoresin exuding from the terebinth
to apply turpentine to
noun: any of various oleoresins derived from coniferous trees, esp. the longleaf pine, Pinus palustris, and yielding a volatile oil and a resin when distilled

turpentine in British English
noun: any of various viscous oleoresins obtained from various coniferous trees, esp from the longleaf pine, and used as the main source of commercial turpentine

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