Get to know Turpentine better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like oleoresin.
Turpentine in a sentence
Turpentine meaning
- Any oleoresin secreted by the wood or bark of certain trees.
- 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.
- A turpentine tree (genus Syncarpia).
Synonyms of Turpentine
Using Turpentine
- The main meaning on this page is: Any oleoresin secreted by the wood or bark of certain trees. | 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. | A turpentine tree (genus Syncarpia).
- Useful related words include: gum terpentine, oleoresin, oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine.
- In the example corpus, turpentine often appears in combinations such as: and turpentine, turpentine is, turpentine and.
Context around Turpentine
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 12 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Turpentine
- In this selection, "turpentine" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, diesel, pure, toxic, specific, trees and industry stand out and add context to how "turpentine" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a slight turpentine odor and and about the turpentine industry of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "turpentine" sits close to words such as abdulrasheed, abhinav and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with turpentine
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But what I remember most was the smell of turpentine. (10 words)
Authorities said flammable liquids, diesel, turpentine, and other chemicals were involved in the fire. (14 words)
By 1910, Council Tool controlled 90 percent of the trade in turpentine-specific tools. (14 words)
Johnny Walters Floyd, a volunteer at the Robeson County History Museum, talks to students Wednesday about the turpentine industry of the Carolinas in the 1800s during the Made in Robeson event Wednesday at Robeson Community College. (36 words)
The necessary equipment was sold under the trademark "Econom". citation During the fuel crisis of the 1970s, Saab-Valmet developed and series-produced the Saab 99 Petro that ran on kerosene, turpentine or gasoline. (34 words)
The walls, floors, drapes and woodwork were soaked with oil and turpentine, and barrels of gunpowder were placed at the foot of the grand staircase and in the courtyard, then the fires were set. (34 words)
Example sentences (19)
Turpentine is often removed from the plate using methylated spirits since turpentine is greasy and can affect the application of ink and the printing of the plate.
Authorities said flammable liquids, diesel, turpentine, and other chemicals were involved in the fire.
By 1910, Council Tool controlled 90 percent of the trade in turpentine-specific tools.
Featured within the main gallery space is the large-scale immersive Aboriginal architectural 'gunyah' structure built from turpentine trees harvested from the Bundanon site.
She disdains probiotics (acidic bacteria), instead preferring pure turpentine to control candida overgrowth in the gut resulting from taking prescribed antibiotics.
One day a fight with her sister resulted in her painting with oil without mixing it with turpentine.
Johnny Walters Floyd, a volunteer at the Robeson County History Museum, talks to students Wednesday about the turpentine industry of the Carolinas in the 1800s during the Made in Robeson event Wednesday at Robeson Community College.
At that time, Clarendon County had 44 grist mills, 18 lumber mills and 16 turpentine mills.
But what I remember most was the smell of turpentine.
CBS2’s Mary Calvi reports that, in its pure form, pure gum spirit of turpentine was once used as a form of medicine centuries ago.
Yanay: There are many of eco-colors and non-toxic materiáls including non-toxic turpentine.
Although widely used for a time, it ultimately proved unstable for use in oil painting, especially when mixed with the most common diluents, such as linseed oil, varnish and turpentine.
Gasoline was used for cold starts and when extra power was needed, but normally it ran on kerosene or turpentine.
It supplied two-thirds of the world's cotton, which was in high demand for textiles, along with tobacco, sugar, and naval stores (such as turpentine).
The first coat (the underpainting ) is laid down, often painted with egg tempera or turpentine-thinned paint.
The necessary equipment was sold under the trademark "Econom". citation During the fuel crisis of the 1970s, Saab-Valmet developed and series-produced the Saab 99 Petro that ran on kerosene, turpentine or gasoline.
These products produce effects similar to, but not the same as those of real Maroger medium, which depends on specific chemical reactions between leaded oil, mastic resin, and turpentine (the mastic varnish vehicle).
The walls, floors, drapes and woodwork were soaked with oil and turpentine, and barrels of gunpowder were placed at the foot of the grand staircase and in the courtyard, then the fires were set.
Typical rosin is a transparent or translucent mass, with a vitreous fracture and a faintly yellow or brown colour, non-odorous or having only a slight turpentine odor and taste.
Common combinations with turpentine
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and turpentine 4×
- turpentine is 2×
- turpentine and 2×
- of turpentine 2×