ペトロール

noun

white spirit; mineral spirits; mineral turpentine

A petroleum-derived solvent used for thinning oil-based paints and cleaning brushes. In Japanese, it specifically refers to this type of solvent, not gasoline or crude oil.

from French pétrole

• 油あぶら絵えの具ぐを薄うすめるのにペトロールを使つかう。

  I use white spirit to thin oil paints.

• ペトロールで筆ふでを洗あらってください。

  Please clean the brush with mineral spirits.