mineral turpentine

plural mineral turpentines

1. countableuncountableSynonym of white spirit.

   On the building site, vaporizing of mineral turpentines represents a major problem and is associated with nerve damage and other serious health problems.

   2007, Bjørn Berge, Ecology of Building Materials, →ISBN, page 406

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   Baking enamels, primers and automotive primer-surfacers are usually based on short-oil alkyd resins, requiring mineral turpentine, toluol or xylol as the major solvent for spraying applications, the desired drying properties being obtained by the addition of small quantities of medium aromatic reducer (b.p. 90 to 130°C, 50 per cent aromatics) and/or aliphatic diluent (b.p. 40 to 140°C).

   2013, Oil and Colour Chemists Association of Australia St, Surface Coatings: Vol I-Raw Materials and Their Usage, →ISBN, page 279

   Synonyms: white spirit