colophony

[ kol-uh-foh-nee, kuh-lof-uh-nee ]

/ ˈkɒl əˌfoʊ ni, kəˈlɒf ə ni /

noun

Nearby words

Origin of colophony

1300–50; Middle English colofonie (< Anglo-French) < Latin Colophōnia (rēsina) (resin) of Colophon < Greek Kolophōnía, feminine of Kolophṓnios, equivalent to Kolophṓn Colophon + -ios adj. suffix; see -y³

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Examples from the Web for colophony

Colophony, kol-of′o-ni, n. the dark-coloured resin got from the distillation of turpentine with water.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
The portion of common resin or colophony which is the least soluble in cold and somewhat dilute alcohol.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
Colophony, 462 has been placed in correct alphabetical order in the index.
Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed.|Pierre Joseph Macquer
It is valuable because tar, pitch, rosin, and colophony are obtained by distilling it.
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott Elliot

The colophene hydrocarbons, formula (C20H32), represented by colophony.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

British Dictionary definitions for colophony

colophony

/ (kɒˈlɒfənɪ) /

noun

another name for rosin (def. 1)

Word Origin for colophony

C14: from Latin Colophōnia rēsina resin from Colophon

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