noun Download 🔗Share A volatile essential oil obtained from the wood of pine trees by steam distillation; it is a complex mixture of monoterpenes; it is used as a solvent and paint thinner. Examples : "The artist used turpentine to clean her paintbrushes after finishing her landscape painting. " substance material chemistry plant industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To drain resin from (a tree) for use in making turpentine. Examples : "The lumberjack expertly turpentine the pine trees to collect the resin needed for varnish. " agriculture industry material plant process chemistry nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading