rosin

[ roz-in ]

/ ˈrɒz ɪn /

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noun Also called colophony.

Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.

resin.

verb (used with object)

to cover or rub with rosin.

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Origin of rosin

1300–50; Middle English <Old French, variant of resineresin

OTHER WORDS FROM rosin

ros·in·y, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rosin

resin, rosin

Words nearby rosin

Rosicrucian, Rosicrucianism, Rosie, Rosie Lee, rosily, rosin, Rosina, Rosinante, rosiner, rosin oil, rosinweed

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How to use rosin in a sentence

It includes rosin, a solidified pine sap used by the printing and pharmaceutical industries, as well as by violinists to lend texture to the fine hairs of their bows.
The oldest US commodities index is at an all-time high|Samanth Subramanian|October 15, 2021|Quartz
Pitchers, including the Nationals’ Max Scherzer, claim they need some sticky stuff such as rosin to help them control where the ball goes.
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Murder by Craiglist Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic A serial killer finds a newly vulnerable class of victims: white, working-class men.
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Plus, read responses from Rebecca Traister, E.J. Graff, Hanna Rosin, Lauren Sandler, and Lindsay Beyerstein.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads of 2012|David Sessions|December 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The survey was conducted by Hannah Rosin, in connection with an article she was writing about “breadwinning wives.”
Hanna Rosin’s The End of Men Turned Me Into a Caricature|Andy Hinds|September 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
So why did Hannah Rosin turn my story upside down for her bestselling polemic?
Hanna Rosin’s The End of Men Turned Me Into a Caricature|Andy Hinds|September 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“Hell, get out of the way,” one researcher, a biologist who conducted early gender-selection studies, tells Rosin.
It’s Not ‘The End of Men’—But They Are in Trouble|Jessica Bennett|September 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The easiest plan for both patient and physician is to give rosin-weed, as described in Chapter II.
The Treatment of Hay Fever|George Frederick Laidlaw
For many years the fluid extract of rosin-weed has been known in my family as a remedy for rose-cold and hay fever.
The Treatment of Hay Fever|George Frederick Laidlaw
There are more than twenty species of rosin-weed or silphium, all probably similar in their medicinal virtues.
The Treatment of Hay Fever|George Frederick Laidlaw
In spite of this good start, rosin-weed did not have any better fortune with the homœopaths than with the eclectics.
The Treatment of Hay Fever|George Frederick Laidlaw
As remarked in the chapter on Pollens, I have succeeded with the milder methods of rosin-weed, faradism and ichthyol.
The Treatment of Hay Fever|George Frederick Laidlaw

British Dictionary definitions for rosin

rosin

/ (ˈrɒzɪn) /

noun

Also called: colophony a translucent brittle amber substance produced in the distillation of crude turpentine oleoresin and used esp in making varnishes, printing inks, and sealing waxes and for treating the bows of stringed instruments

(not in technical usage) another name for resin (def. 1)

verb

(tr) to treat or coat with rosin

Derived forms of rosin

rosiny, adjective

Word Origin for rosin

C14: variant of resin

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Medical definitions for rosin

rosin

[ rŏz′ĭn ]

A translucent yellowish to dark brown resin derived from the stumps or sap of various pine trees and used as an adhesive in plasters and as a stimulant in ointments.

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Origin of rosin

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