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resinoid

American  
[rez-uh-noid] / ˈrɛz əˌnɔɪd /

adjective

  1. resinlike.


noun

  1. a resinoid substance.

  2. a resinous substance synthetically compounded.

  3. a gum resin.

resinoid British  
/ ˈrɛzɪˌnɔɪd /

adjective

  1. resembling, characteristic of, or containing 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

noun

  1. any resinoid substance, esp a synthetic compound

"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 resinoid

First recorded in 1820–30; resin + -oid

Example Sentences

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Other ingredients are a fixed oil, present to the extent of 30%, ergotinic acid, a glucoside, trimethylamine, which gives the drug its unpleasant odour, and sphacelinic acid, a non-nitrogenous resinoid body.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

A resinoid coloring matter obtained from alkanet root.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

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

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885 by Various