white spirit BrE
mineral spirit AmE
mineral turpentine AusE

White spirit is the most widely used solvent in the paint industry.

"On the rock above you stands a white spirit in her glory.

It is a white spirit that literally translates as "staple."

The place was being infested by white people and white spirits.

The sight of white spirits appearing among them was a paralyzing force.

In households, white spirit is commonly used to clean paint brushes after use.

The boy might break wind or say a naughty word and forfeit the protection of that great white spirit.

But perhaps there might be a white doctor who would have rule over white spirits."

If too thick for easy brushing, then the varnish can be thinned with white spirit.

You will need surgical spirit or white spirit for cleaning the needles.

In addition to farming, the town supports manufacturing enterprises including vegetable oil and white spirits.

Wash in white spirit or a proprietary brush cleaner.

Some stoves are designed to operate on a variety of liquid fuels including, for example, white spirit.

The physical properties of the three types of white spirit are:

Most modern finishing oils use a blend of oil and a thinning agent such as white spirit.

The glowing white spirit of Denna lowered over him.

Even the drunken enemy turned from the white spirits to stare at the ghastly spectacle.

The men scattered in momentary dread of the white spirit woman, some calling to the spirits for protection.

Oil pastels can be thinned with white spirits using either brushes, rags or both.

The sellers owned 200,000 gallons of white spirit stored for them by an independent person, X, in his tanks.

Three different types and three different grades of white spirit exist.

Reactive finishes use solvents such as white spirits and naphtha.

White gas should not be confused with white spirit, which is more akin to kerosene.

The Companions moved like white spirits through the drifts of flurries, each carrying double.

He said that nonetheless, by using white spirits, the museum had broken its pledge not to employ solvents.