resin

English
resin

Etymology

From Middle English resyn, resyne, borrowed from Old French résine, from Latin resīna.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɛzɪn/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛzɪn

Noun

resin (countable and uncountable, plural resins)

  1. A viscous hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly coniferous trees.
  2. Any of various yellowish viscous liquids or soft solids of plant origin; used in lacquers, varnishes and many other applications; chemically they are mostly hydrocarbons, often polycyclic.
  3. Any synthetic compound of similar properties.

Derived terms

Translations
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Verb

resin (third-person singular simple present resins, present participle resining, simple past and past participle resined)

  1. (transitive) To apply resin to.

Further reading
  • “Resin” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.

Anagrams

Catalan

Verb

resin

  1. third-person plural present subjunctive form of resar
  2. third-person plural imperative form of resar

Chuukese

Verb

resin

  1. to do something repeatedly
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