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Thinners vs Turpentine - What's the difference?

thinners | turpentine |

As nouns the difference between thinners and turpentine

is that thinners is while turpentine is 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.

As a verb turpentine is

to drain resin from (a tree) for use in making turpentine.

thinners

English

Noun

(head)

    • turpentine

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia turpentine)
  • 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

    • Synonyms

    * turps

    Related terms

    * terebic * (l)

    Verb

    (turpentin)
  • To drain resin from (a tree) for use in making turpentine.