white spirit

See also: white-spirit

English

Noun

white spirit

1. A transparent liquid derived from paraffin, used as a solvent in painting and decorating.

   Synonyms: mineral spirits, mineral turpentine, petroleum spirits, turpentine substitute

Translations

solvent

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 石油溶剂油 (shíyóu róngjìyóu))

• Finnish: mineraalitärpätti (fi), lakkabensiini (fi)
• French: white spirit (fr) m
• Swedish: lacknafta (sv) c