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turpentine
turpentine /ˈtɜːpəntaɪn $ ˈtɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: tourbentine, from Latin terebinthina, from terebinthus tree from which turpentine is obtained, from Greek terebinthos
a type of oil used for making paint more liquid or removing it from clothes, brushes etc