turpentine slang meaning
Definitions &Translations Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Turpentine. Turpentine is a fluid obtained by the distillation of resin obtained from live trees, mainly pines. It is composed of terpenes, mainly the monoterpenes alpha-pinene and beta-pinene with lesser amounts of carene, camphene, dipentene, and terpinolene. It is sometimes colloquially known as turps.