turpentine
/ˈtəːp(ə)ntʌɪn/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈtəːp(ə)ntʌɪn/
turpentine
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- 3 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
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- Schwa vowel
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- Final e often stays silent
tur - pen - tine -> turpentine
Myanmar meaning
(also infml turps ) , တာပင်တိုင်။ ထင်းရှုးဆီ။
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- ‘When the floor is entirely dry, it is sealed, most commonly with successive applications of linseed oil and turpentine.’
- ‘They contains a wood preservative, a small amount of wax as a water repellent, a resin or drying oil, and a solvent such as turpentine or mineral spirits.’
- ‘His emphysema prevents him from using conventional oil paints, which require turpentine and thinners, so he uses a modern, water-based alternative.’
- ‘Many spots will disappear if rubbed with a solution made of equal parts of boiled linseed oil, turpentine and vinegar, or with a cleaning-polishing wax.’
- ‘To perform this experiment a little oil of turpentine was placed at the bottom of a glass tube surrounded with boiling liquid air.’
- ‘Keeping with traditional methods, Hansen uses a boiled mixture of turpentine and pine tar to protect the unfinished wood.’
- ‘Son of an artist, Ward was raised with the smell of oil paints and turpentine and spent much of his childhood going in the back doors of museums and galleries.’
- ‘At times I crave the intoxicating fragrance of linseed oil and turpentine, the sound of the brush on the canvas.’
- ‘Store all flammables (ie. Gas, turpentine, paints, propane, etc.) in an outdoor shed.’
- ‘The paintings have the appearance of palimpsests, with rubbed-out passages, and residues of paint and turpentine streaming down the canvas.’
- ‘They are, however, susceptible to shrinkage from exposure to solvents containing naphtha or turpentine.’
- ‘There is a striking difference between the smells of limonene's two isomers: (+) limonene has a fresh orange smell whereas (-) limonene smells more like turpentine.’
- ‘To make this, mix equal quantities of linseed oil, white spirit or turpentine, and vinegar in a bottle and shake well.’
- ‘The privately-owned firm manufactures and packages an array of products including white spirit, methylated spirit, turpentine and creosote.’
- ‘For example, toxic wastes like paint, and other household products can be collected and redistributed at community exchanges instead of being dumped.’
- ‘When drilling in glass, always use oil of turpentine with a little camphor to lubricate the wire-drill.’
- ‘The scent of turpentine and oil paint drifts through his open window from his neighbor's house.’
- ‘They'll sniff, claw, sample or rub aromatic wood - such as cedar or pine - and petroleum products - such as tarpaper, paint, kerosene and charcoal lighting fluid.’
- ‘It was created by adding a good deal of turpentine to the paint before it was applied as the final coat.’
- ‘It is made with a series of stencils cut out of paper soaked in linseed oil, turpentine and hand-coloured.’
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