resinoid

[ rez-uh-noid ]

adjective

1. resinlike.

noun

1. a resinoid substance.
2. a resinous substance synthetically compounded.
3. a gum resin.

resinoid

/ ˈrɛzɪˌnɔɪd /

adjective

1. resembling, characteristic of, or containing resin

noun

1. any resinoid substance, esp a synthetic compound

Word History and Origins

Origin of resinoid¹

First recorded in 1820–30; resin + -oid

Example Sentences

It is not rare to meet with a sort of vacuity, e, filled with clearer matter of resinoid aspect, without organization.

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The resinoid constituting the colouring matter of alkanet-root (which see).

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The decoction deposits an impure resin or resinoid on cooling.

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Commercial curare is a black, shining, resinoid mass, about 83 per cent.

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