resin
/ˈɹɛzɪn/ noun, verb
Forms resins resining resined rosin
- noun A viscous water-insoluble hydrocarbon exudate of certain plants, or such a substance as a component of a plant exudate; used in lacquers, varnishes and many other applications. “Pine trees produce a sticky resin.”
- noun Any synthetic compound of similar properties. “The artist used synthetic resin in her sculptures.”
- verb (transitive) To apply resin to.
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Etymology
From Middle English resyn, resyne, from Old French résine, from Latin resīna. Doublet of rosin.
Webster’s 1913
- noun Any one of a class of yellowish brown solid inflammable substances, of vegetable origin, which are nonconductors of electricity, have a vitreous fracture, and are soluble in ether, alcohol, and essential oils, but not in water; specif., pine resin (see Rosin).
Etymology [F. résine, L. resina; cf. Gr. "rhti`nh Cf. Rosin.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “resin”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details