tur‧pen‧tine /ˈtɜːpəntaɪn $ ˈtɜːr-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: tourbentine, from Latin terebinthina, from terebinthus tree from which turpentine is obtained, from Greek terebinthos]
a type of oil used for making paint more liquid or removing it from clothes, brushes etc
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