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    TURPENTINE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinallyplay

    Synonyms:

    oil of turpentine; spirit of turpentine; turpentine; turps

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("turpentine" is a kind of...):

    essential oil; volatile oil (an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings)

    Meronyms (substance of "turpentine"):

    gum terpentine; turpentine (obtained from conifers (especially pines))

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Obtained from conifers (especially pines)play

    Synonyms:

    gum terpentine; turpentine

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("turpentine" is a kind of...):

    oleoresin (a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "turpentine"):

    Chian turpentine (a turpentine exuded by the terebinth)

    Holonyms ("turpentine" is a substance of...):

    oil of turpentine; spirit of turpentine; turpentine; turps (volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally)

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