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resinate

American  
[rez-uh-nayt, rez-uh-nit, -nayt] / ˈrɛz əˌneɪt, ˈrɛz ə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /

verb (used with object)

resinated, resinating
  1. to treat with resin, as by impregnation.


noun

  1. Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.

resinate British  
/ ˈrɛzɪˌneɪt /

verb

  1. (tr) to impregnate with resin

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of resinate

1830–40; resin + -ate 1 resinate ( for def. 1 ), -ate 2 resinate ( for def. 2 )


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In the boiling of linseed oil, by certain processes the oil is heated to 250° F. and manganese resinate is incorporated therein.

From Paint Technology and Tests by Henry A. Gardner

A large number of patents have been granted for the preparation of resinate of soda, and many methods devised to obviate the boiling over.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by W. H. Simmons

It is the opinion of some, however, that the resinate driers are not as well suited for durability as oxide driers.

From Paint Technology and Tests by Henry A. Gardner

The resinate solution is withdrawn, acidified, and the resin acids collected, dried and weighed.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by W. H. Simmons

When the whole has been sufficiently boiled and allowed to rest, the liquor containing the colouring matter will float over the resinate, and, after removal, may be replaced by another washing.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by W. H. Simmons

There was also sound red wine, and plenty of it, varying according to the makers, but mostly good, and only in one case slightly resinated.

From Rambles and Studies in Greece by J. P. Mahaffy

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