turpentine

English

Etymology

From Middle English turbentine, ultimately from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος (terébinthos, “terebinth tree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɜː.pən.ˌtaɪn/

Noun

Wikipedia turpentine (uncountable)

1. a volatile essential oil obtained from the wood of pine trees by steam distillation; it is a complex mixture of monoterpenes; it is used as a solvent and paint thinner

Synonyms

• turps

Translations

volatile essential oil

• Catalan: aiguarràs (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 松節油 (cmn), 松节油 (cmn) (sōngjiéyóu)

• Dutch: terpentijn (nl) m
• Esperanto: terebinto (eo)
• Finnish: tärpätti (fi)
• French: essence de térébenthine (fr) f
• Georgian: კევი (ka) (kevi), სკიპიდარი (ka) (skipidari), ბელეკონი (ka) (belekoni)

• German: Terpentin (de) n
• Ido: terpentino (io)
• Italian: acquaragia (it) f, trementina (it) f
• Japanese: テレビン油 (ja) (terubin-yu)
• Romanian: terebentină (ro) f
• Russian: скипидар (ru) (skipidár) m
• Spanish: aguarrás (es) m
• Swedish: terpentin (sv) n

Related terms

• terebic