Kerosene vs. Turpentine

Kerosenenoun

A petroleum-based thin and colorless fuel; (British) paraffin.

Kerosenenoun

An oil used for illuminating purposes, formerly obtained from the distillation of mineral wax, bituminous shale, etc., and hence called also coal oil. It is now produced in immense quantities, chiefly by the distillation and purification of petroleum. It consists chiefly of several hydrocarbons of the methane series, having from 10 to 16 carbon atoms in each molecule, and having a higher boiling point (175 - 325° C) than gasoline or the petroleum ethers, and a lower boling point than the oils.

Kerosenenoun

a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters

Kerosene

Kerosene is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid which is derived from petroleum. It is widely used as a fuel in aviation as well as households.

Turpentinenoun

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.

Turpentineverb

(transitive) To drain resin from (a tree) for use in making turpentine.

Turpentinenoun

A semifluid or fluid oleoresin, primarily the exudation of the terebinth, or turpentine, tree (Pistacia Terebinthus), a native of the Mediterranean region. It is also obtained from many coniferous trees, especially species of pine, larch, and fir.

Turpentinenoun

obtained from conifers (especially pines)

Turpentinenoun

volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally

Turpentinenoun

a volatile pungent oil distilled from gum turpentine or pine wood, used in mixing paints and varnishes and in liniment.

Turpentinenoun

an oleoresin secreted by certain trees, especially pines, and distilled to make rosin and oil of turpentine.

Turpentinenoun

any of a number of trees which yield turpentine or a similar resin.

Turpentineverb

apply turpentine to

Turpentine

Turpentine (which is also called gum turpentine, spirit of turpentine, oil of turpentine, wood turpentine, terebenthene, terebinthine and (colloquially), turps) is a fluid obtained by the distillation of resin harvested from living trees, mainly pines. Mainly used as a specialized solvent, it is also a source of material for organic syntheses.