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TURPENTINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally
Synonyms:
oil of turpentine; spirit of turpentine; turpentine; turps
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("turpentine" is a kind of...):
essential oil; volatile oil (an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings)
Meronyms (substance of "turpentine"):
gum terpentine; turpentine (obtained from conifers (especially pines))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Obtained from conifers (especially pines)
Synonyms:
gum terpentine; turpentine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("turpentine" is a kind of...):
oleoresin (a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "turpentine"):
Chian turpentine (a turpentine exuded by the terebinth)
Holonyms ("turpentine" is a substance of...):
oil of turpentine; spirit of turpentine; turpentine; turps (volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally)
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