Meanings
- historicaluncountableThe oleoresin (crude turpentine) of European larch (Larix decidua), formerly used as a component in the oil paintings of artists to create glossy, translucent glazes.
[T]hey produce resins, and many of them are supposed to supply the most durable timber: what is called Venice-turpentine is obtained from the larch by wounding the bark about two feet from the ground, and catching it as it exsudes […].
1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the PlantsSynonyms: larch turpentine, Venetian turpentine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe oleoresin (crude turpentine) of European larch (Larix decidua), formerly used as a component in the oil paintings of artists to create glossy, translucent glazes.
Translations
Ancient Greek λάριξ
- λάριξ (lárix)distillated resin of European larch
Finnish venetsiantärpätti
- venetsiantärpättidistillated resin of European larch
German Lärchenterpentin, Lärchenharz
- Lärchenterpentindistillated resin of European larch
- Lärchenharzdistillated resin of European larch
Latin coāgulum, larix
- coāgulumdistillated resin of European larch
- larixdistillated resin of European larch
Swedish venetiansk terpentin, venetianskt terpentin
- venetiansk terpentindistillated resin of European larch
- venetianskt terpentindistillated resin of European larch
Cite this entry
Venice turpentine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Venice%20turpentine
“Venice turpentine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Venice%20turpentine. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Venice turpentine,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Venice%20turpentine.
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