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spirits of turpentine

spirits of turpentine

noun Chemistry.
Also, spirit of turpentine.


Origin:
1785–95
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a salt of hydrofluoric acid consisting of fluorine, as sodium fluoride, NaF, or a compound containing fluorine, as methyl fluoride, CH3F
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spirits of turpentine
 
n
(functioning as singular or plural) another name for turpentine

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