Dictionary![]() ![]() oil' of tur'pentinea colorless, flammable, volatile essential oil having a penetrating odor and a pungent, bitter taste, obtained from turpentine oleoresin by distillation: used in paints and varnishes, and in medicine as a carminative, vermifuge, expectorant, rubefacient, and, formerly, as a diuretic. Also called spirits of turpentine, turpentine. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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