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turpentine

/ˈtɝ.pənˌtaɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
tur-pen-tine
IPA
/ˈtɝ.pənˌtaɪn/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any oleoresin secreted by the wood or bark of certain trees.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A volatile essential oil now obtained from such oleoresin of from the wood of pine trees by steam distillation; a complex mixture of monoterpenes; now used as a solvent and paint thinner.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A turpentine tree (genus Syncarpia).

Australian usage; Countable; Uncountable

verb

To drain resin from (a tree) for use in making turpentine.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English terebentyne, terbentyne, turbentine, from Old French terbentine, turbentine, Latin terebinthina, from Ancient Greek τερεβινθίνη (terebinthínē), the feminine form of τερεβινθινος (terebinthinos, “terebinthine”, adjective), from τερέβινθος (terébinthos, “terebinth tree”, noun). Related to terpene and terpin; etymologically equivalent to terebinth + -ine.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɝ.pənˌtaɪn/
  • British English: /ˈtɜː.pənˌtaɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

turpentines (plural) turpentines (present, singular) turpentining (participle, present) turpentined (participle, past) turpentined (past)

Derived Forms

turpentiner turpentinic turpentiny unturpentined

Phrases

Aleppo turpentine Bourdeaux turpentine Bordeaux turpentine brush turpentine Canada turpentine Canadian turpentine Carpathian turpentine Chian turpentine

Frequently Paired Words

terebic terebinth terpene white spirit naval stores

Synonyms

spirit of turpentine spirits of turpentine oil of turpentine terebenthene terebinthine turps tarpin gum turpentine

Rhymes With

serpentine

Questions

How do you pronounce turpentine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɝ.pənˌtaɪn/.
What does turpentine mean?
Any oleoresin secreted by the wood or bark of certain trees.
Where does turpentine come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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