dầu thông

Anh ấy dùng dầu thông để pha loãng sơn.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Turpentine: A volatile, pungent oil obtained from the resin of pine trees, used especially as a solvent and in making paints, varnishes, and liniments.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy dùng dầu thông để pha loãng sơn. (He uses turpentine to thin the paint.)
  • Mùi dầu thông rất đặc trưng và mạnh. (The smell of turpentine is very distinctive and strong.)

Advanced Usage

• "Dầu thông thô": Crude turpentine or gum turpentine, the raw oleoresin obtained from pine trees.
  • Dầu thông thô được chưng cất để tạo ra nhiều sản phẩm khác nhau. (Crude turpentine is distilled to create various products.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tinh dầu thông (Pine essential oil): An essential oil steam-distilled from pine needles, often used in aromatherapy. This is distinct from the solvent "dầu thông" (turpentine).
  • Tinh dầu thông có mùi thơm tươi mát của rừng. (Pine essential oil has a fresh, forest-like scent.)

Synonyms

• Turps: An informal, shortened term for turpentine, commonly used in English.
• Spirit of turpentine: An older, more formal term for the distilled product.

Related Phrases

• Pha loãng bằng dầu thông: To thin with turpentine.
  • Nghệ sĩ thường pha loãng sơn dầu bằng dầu thông. (Artists often thin oil paint with turpentine.)

Related Idioms

(This specific term, as a technical substance, is not commonly used in Vietnamese idioms. Its usage is primarily technical or practical.)