A colorless, volatile oil obtained by distilling oleoresin from various conifers and used as a blank" >target="_blank" >thinner and solvent for paints and varnishes. Also called glossary/oil-of-turpentine/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="72966cc927bd69ab9ab986aee6ae3530" target="_blank" >oil of turpentine, spirits-of-turpentine/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="72966cc927bd69ab9ab986aee6ae3530" target="_blank" >spirits of turpentine. (Ching, 1995)