turpentines

Paint thinner liquids

Turpentines is the plural of turpentine, a volatile oil distilled from pine resin and used as a solvent for paints and varnishes.

Different types come from different tree species: gum turpentines, wood turpentines.

The word also appears as a verb meaning to apply or treat with turpentine: She turpentines the brushes after each use.

resin

sap

Plant circulatory fluid

  • gumSticky plant secretion
  • exudateInflammatory vessel leakage
  • pitchFrequency of sound

rosin · oleoresin · distillation · tapping · crude · balsam · sticky · aromatic · conifer · extraction

art

linseed

Flax plant seed

underpainting · impasto · pigment · palette · canvas · thinning · drying · gesso · tempera · encaustic

solvent

thinner

Liquid diluting agent

acetone · toluene · xylene · dissolver · evaporation · volatile · hydrocarbon · dilution · cleaning · viscosity

industrial

degreaser

Oil-dissolving cleaner

medicinal

liniment

Medicated rub for soreness

poultice · salve · inhalant · topical · warming · therapeutic · expectorant · plaster · balm

Opposites
solvent base type

turpentineswater

Clear essential liquid

latex · emulsions · soap and water

natural vs. synthetic solvents

turpentinesmineral spirits

Petroleum-derived paint solvent

white spirit · naphtha · toluene · paint thinner · acetone

Family

turpentine

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G