Meaning & use
turpentine
A strong-smelling liquid made from pine resin, used as a paint thinner and solvent.
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He cleaned his paintbrushes with turpentine after finishing the oil painting.
The whole workshop smelled strongly of turpentine mixed with fresh sawdust.
A note on using this word
Often misspelled 'terpentine'; the correct spelling begins with 'tur-,' related to 'terpene,' a class of compounds found in resin.
Words with a similar meaning
paint thinner
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