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Mineral turpentine

Mineral turpentine, also known as turpentine substitute, turps substitute, or just turps is an inexpensive petroleum-based replacement for the vegetable-based turpentine. Turps may refer to several things primarily paint solvents: Turpentine, or wood turpentine the organic solvent derived from tree resin it is a Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit The term " vegetable " generally means the edible parts of Plants The definition of the word is traditional rather than Scientific, however Turpentine (also called spirit of turpentine oil of turpentine wood turpentine gum turpentine is a fluid obtained by the Distillation of Resin obtained from trees It is commonly used as a paint thinner for thinning oil-based paint and cleaning brushes, and as an organic solvent in other applications. A paint thinner is a Solvent used to thin oil-based paints or as a cleaning agent Paint is any Liquid, liquifiable or mastic composition which after application to a substrate in a thin layer is converted to an opaque Solid A solvent is a liquid or gas that dissolves a solid liquid or gaseous Solute, resulting in a Solution.

Mineral turpentine is a hydrotreated light distillate of petroleum, and consists of a complex mixture of highly refined hydrocarbon distillates mainly in the C9-C16 range. Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit In Organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an Organic compound consisting entirely of Hydrogen and Carbon. The material is a clear transparent liquid at room temperature. In Optics, transparency (also called pellucidity) is the Material property of allowing Liquid is one of the principal States of matter. A liquid is a Fluid that has the particles loose and can freely form a distinct surface at the boundaries of Room temperature (also referred to as ambient temperature) is a common term to denote a certain Temperature within enclosed space at which humans are accustomed The liquid is highly volatile and the vapours are flammable. Flammability is the ease with which a substance will ignite causing Fire or Combustion. It can be a very dangerous inhalant.

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