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Meaning of Turpentine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈtɜː.pənˌtaɪn

Definitions

  1. Any oleoresin secreted by the wood or bark of certain trees.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A volatile essential oil now obtained from such oleoresin of from the wood of pine trees by steam distillation; a complex mixture of monoterpenes; now used as a solvent and paint thinner.
    countable, uncountable
  3. A turpentine tree (genus Syncarpia).
    Australia, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية التربنتين تِرْبَنْتِين نفط
Català aiguarràs
Dansk terpentin
Deutsch Terpentin
Ελληνικά νέφτι τερεβινθέλαιο τερεβινθίνη
Esperanto terebinto
Español aguarrás trementina
Suomi tärpätti
Français essence de térébenthine térébenthine
עברית טרפנטין
हिन्दी तारपीन
Bahasa Indonesia terpentin
Italiano acquaragia essenza di trementina trementina
日本語 テレビン油 松脂油
ქართული კევი სკიპიდარი
Қазақша скипидар
ខ្មែរ ជ័រស្រល់
한국어 솔뿌리기름 송지유 테레빈유 투르펜틴
မြန်မာဘာသာ ထင်းရှူးဆီ
Nederlands terpentijn
Polski terpentyna
Português aguarrás terebintina
Română terebentină
Русский скипидар терпенти́н
Svenska terpentin
Kiswahili terafini
ไทย น้ำมันสน
Tagalog agwaras
Türkçe terebentin terementi
Tiếng Việt nhựa thông

Examples

“Turpentine timber was obtained from the forests outside Maryborough and Townsville, and shipped by rail and landing craft to Hayman Island.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

turpentine broom turpentine camphor turpentine moth Turpentine State turpentine tree turpentine weed

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