pl.n. Informal (used with a sing. verb)
Turpentine.
[Shortening and alteration of TURPENTINE.]
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turps
pl.n. Informal (used with a sing. verb)
Turpentine.
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Turps may refer to several things, primarily paint solvents:
- Turpentine, or wood turpentine, the organic solvent derived from tree resin; it is a traditional solvent used by painters
- White spirit, which is a petroleum-based replacement for the vegetable-based organic solvent turpentine
- Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), a surgical procedure to perform a prostatectomy
- Australian slang for alcoholic beverages, as in "on the turps"
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