resin

[rez-in]

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noun

any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.

a substance of this type obtained from certain pines; rosin.

verb (used with object)

to treat or rub with resin.

Origin of resin

1350–1400; Middle English < Old French resine < Latin rēsīna, probably < a non-IE language; compare Greek rhētī́nē pine resin, from a related source

Related formsres·in·like, adjective

Can be confusedresin rosin

Resin

[rez-in]

noun

a male given name.

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Related Words for resin

paste, wax, amber, adhesive, plaster, cement, pitch, glue, mucilage, tar, rosin, exudate

Examples from the Web for resin

Contemporary Examples of resin

Dominic Ware has a scorpion encased in resin on a string around his neck.
Pushing for Justice at Walmart
Sally Kohn
December 16, 2013
The artist smashed backboards, set them in resin, and welded them together in an aluminum circle.
The Best Things to See at Frieze Art Fair NY 2013
Isabel Wilkinson
May 10, 2013

Historical Examples of resin

Grease or resin in the water used for washing, is also unfavorable.
Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining
John S. Hittell
Resin is present in vanilla beans and is extracted in the essence.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value
Harry Snyder
Then he stuck leaves into the resin and again went to the drinking place.
Fairy Tales from Brazil
Elsie Spicer Eells
He used the resin and leaves every time he wanted a drink after that.
Fairy Tales from Brazil
Elsie Spicer Eells
The resin is used medicinally as also are the bark and wood.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture
William Saunders

British Dictionary definitions for resin

resin

noun

any of a group of solid or semisolid amorphous compounds that are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations. They are used in medicine and in varnishes

any of a large number of synthetic, usually organic, materials that have a polymeric structure, esp such a substance in a raw state before it is moulded or treated with plasticizer, stabilizer, filler, etcCompare plastic (def. 1)

verb

(tr) to treat or coat with resin

Derived Formsresinous, adjectiveresinously, adverbresinousness, noun

Word Origin for resin

C14: from Old French resine, from Latin rēsīna, from Greek rhētinē resin from a pine

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Word Origin and History for resin

late 14c., from Old French resine "gum, resin," and directly from Latin resina "resin," from Greek rhetine "resin of the pine," of unknown origin.

resin in Medicine

resin

[rĕz′ĭn]

n.

Any of numerous clear to translucent yellow or brown, solid or semisolid, viscous substances of plant origin, such as copal, rosin, and amber.

Any of numerous physically similar polymerized synthetics or chemically modified natural resins including thermoplastic materials and thermosetting materials.

Rosin.

A precipitate formed by the addition of water to certain tinctures.

resin in Science

resin

[rĕz′ĭn]

Any of numerous clear or translucent, yellowish or brownish substances that ooze from certain trees and plants. Resins are used in products such as varnishes, lacquers, adhesives, plastics, and drugs. Balsam is a resin.

Any of various artificial substances, such as polyurethane, that have similar properties to natural resins and are used to make plastics.