Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oil of turpentine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: oil of -tur-pen-tine
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The liquid distillate of turpentine oleoresins, principally of trees, especially pines.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

oils of turpentine (plural)

Synonyms

spirit of turpentine turpentine turps

Questions

What does oil of turpentine mean?: The liquid distillate of turpentine oleoresins, principally of trees, especially pines.

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