resinous

[ rez-uh-nuhs ]
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adjective
  1. full of or containing resin.

  2. of the nature of or resembling resin.

  1. pertaining to or characteristic of resin.

Origin of resinous

1
From the Latin word rēsīnōsus, dating back to 1640–50. See resin, -ous
  • Also res·in·y [rez-uh-nee]. /ˈrɛz ə ni/.

Other words from resinous

  • res·in·ous·ly, adverb
  • res·in·ous·ness, noun
  • sem·i·res·in·ous, adjective
  • sem·i·res·in·y, adjective
  • un·res·in·ous, adjective

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How to use resinous in a sentence

  • “Guayule” is a resinous rubber secured from a two-foot shrub that grows on the arid plains of Texas and Northern Mexico.

  • There was a smell of resinous wood-smoke in the air, but save for the distant sound of the river everything was very still.

    The Gold Trail | Harold Bindloss
  • Upon it they wrote with pens made of split reeds and with a thick ink made of soot (lampblack) mixed with resinous gums.

    The Private Life of the Romans | Harold Whetstone Johnston
  • The ether left, on evaporation, a yellow resinous substance having a faint odor like garlic.

  • The small, earth-floored room was dry and warm, and smelt pleasantly of resinous wood.

    The Girl From Keller's | Harold Bindloss