Thinner vs. Turpentine

Thinnernoun

A liquid substance used to thin the consistency of another liquid.

Thinnernoun

Something that thins.

Thinnernoun

One who thins, or makes thinner.

Thinnernoun

a diluting agent

Thinnernoun

a volatile solvent used to make paint or other solutions less viscous

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.