Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun turps

1 sense of turps

Sense 1
turpentine, oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine, turps -- (volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally)
       => essential oil, volatile oil -- (an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun turp

1 sense of turp

Sense 1
transurethral resection of the prostate, TURP -- (removal of significant amounts of prostate tissue (as in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia))
       => resection -- (surgical removal of part of a structure or organ)