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White spirit (AU, UK and Ireland) [note 1] or mineral spirits (US, Canada), also known as mineral turpentine (AU/NZ/ZA), turpentine substitute, and petroleum spirits, is a petroleum-derived clear liquid used as a common organic solvent in painting. [1] There are also terms for specific kinds of white spirit, including Stoddard solvent and ...
Turpentine (which is also called spirit of turpentine, oil of turpentine, terebenthine, terebenthene, terebinthine and, colloquially, turps) [2] is a fluid obtained by the distillation of resin harvested from living trees, mainly pines. Principally used as a specialized solvent, it is also a source of material for organic syntheses.
As mentioned below (unsigned comment), in Australia, mineral turpentine and white spirit are distinctly different products.--Blouis79 22:55, 30 April 2011 (UTC) In the UK we have a big chain of DIY stores called "B&Q". Typically they have numerous 5-litre containers each of White Spirit and Turps Substitute shelved in close proximity.
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This complicates distinction within the long list of petroleum distillate solvent mixtures: mineral spirits, naphtha, petroleum naptha, white gas, white spirits, turps substitute, mineral turpentine, petroleum ether, ligroin, and Stoddard solvent.
Isn't the stuff always called either 'white spirit' or 'turps substitute'? Which last, I notice, has its own separate article. Justlettersandnumbers 18:07, 7 August 2011 (UTC) Oppose. Always called white spirit in the UK. Possibly a WP:ENGVAR issue, in which case it should be kept at the title under which it was created.
UCLA football coach DeShaun Foster has moved quickly to hire Tino Sunseri as its next offensive coordinator.. The Bruins moved on from Eric Bieniemy last week after one season as the program’s ...