resin
[ rez-in ]
/ ˈrɛz ɪn /
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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.
Also rosin . a substance of this type obtained from certain pines.
verb (used with object)
to treat or rub with resin.
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Origin of resin
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Old French resine, from Latin rēsīna, probably from a non-Indo-European language; compare Greek rhētī́nē “pine resin,” from a related source
OTHER WORDS FROM resin
res·in·like, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH resin
resin , rosinWords nearby resin
resignee, resile, resilience, resilient, resilin, resin, resinate, resin duct, resiniferous, resinify, resinoid
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Resin
[ rez-in ]
/ ˈrɛz ɪn /
noun
a male given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for resin
resin
/ (ˈrɛzɪn) /
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 forms of resin
resinous, adjectiveresinously, adverbresinousness, nounWord Origin for resin
C14: from Old French resine, from Latin rēsīna, from Greek rhētinē resin from a pine
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Medical definitions for resin
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.
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Scientific definitions for resin
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.
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