| 单词 | oil of turpentine |
| 释义 | oil of turpentine in British Englishnoun another name for turpentine (sense 3) oil of turpentine in American English turpentine (sense 3) oil of turpentine in American Englishnoun 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 Word origin [1590–1600]This word is first recorded in the period 1590–1600. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: attack, class, dummy, fixture, squeezeExamples of 'oil of turpentine' in a sentence |
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