turpentine

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈtɜː.pənˌtaɪn/

Noun

countable uncountable

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

Japanese Meaning

特定の樹木の木や樹皮から分泌される油性の天然樹脂。 / 主に松などの樹木から分泌される樹脂で、塗料や溶剤などに利用されることが多い。

What is this buttons?

The carpenter kept a small bottle of turpentine in his workshop to remove stubborn sap and clean his brushes.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

大工は作業場に樹木の油樹脂から作られた小さな溶剤の瓶を置き、固まった樹液を取り除いたり筆を洗ったりしていた。

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Sense（1）

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

Sense（2）

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.

turpentines

（ plural ）

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