νέφτι
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نفت (neft, “spirit of turpentine”). Doublet of νάφθα (náftha).
Noun
[edit]νέφτι • (néfti) n (plural νέφτια)
- (chemistry) turpentine, volatile essential oil from distillation of terebinth or pine tree resin, used as a solvent and paint thinner.
- Synonyms: τερεβινθέλαιο (terevinthélaio), τερεβινθίνη (terevinthíni), τρεμεντίνα (trementína)
- (chemistry) mineral turpentine, white spirit, volatile transparent liquid derived from paraffin, used as a solvent and paint thinner, with similar applications but very different chemical consistency from resin-derived wood turpentine.
- Synonym: ορυκτή τερεβινθίνη (oryktí terevinthíni)
Declension
[edit]Declension of νέφτι
Derived terms
[edit]- βάζω νέφτι σε κάποιον (vázo néfti se kápoion, “to make someone run fast”) (literally: "to put turpentine in someone")
Further reading
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νέφτι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- νέφτι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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