oil of turpentine
noun
a colorless, flammable, volatile essential oil having a penetrating odor and a pungent, bitter taste, obtained from turpentine oleoresin by distillation: used in paints and varnishes, and in medicine as a carminative, vermifuge, expectorant, rubefacient, and, formerly, as a diuretic.
Also called
spirits of turpentine,
turpentine.
Origin of oil of turpentine
First recorded in 1590–1600
Words nearby oil of turpentine
oil of cade,
oil of catechumens,
oil of cloves,
oil of lavender,
oil of the sick,
oil of turpentine,
oil of vitriol,
oil of wintergreen,
oil paint,
oil painting,
oil palm