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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English resyn, resyne, borrowed from Old French résine, from Latin resīna.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
resin (countable and uncountable, plural resins)
- A viscous hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly coniferous trees.
- 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.
- Any synthetic compound of similar properties.
Derived terms[edit]
- acaroid resin
- acrylic resin
- epoxy resin
- fossil resin
- gum resin
- Highgate resin
- ion exchange resin
- melamine resin
- nonresin
- oleoresin
- phenolic resin
- polyresin
- polyvinyl resin
- resinaceous
- resin acid
- resinate
- resinic
- resiniferous
- resinification
- resiniform
- resinify
- resinite
- resinless
- resinlike
- resinoid
- resinous
- resinously
- resiny
- thermoplastic resin
- urea-formaldehyde resin
Translations[edit]
secretion of plants
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viscous liquid of plant origin
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similar synthetic compound
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Verb[edit]
resin (third-person singular simple present resins, present participle resining, simple past and past participle resined)
- (transitive) To apply resin to.
Further reading[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Verb[edit]
resin
Chuukese[edit]
Verb[edit]
resin
- to do something repeatedly
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- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
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- en:Gums and resins
- Catalan non-lemma forms
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- Chuukese lemmas
- Chuukese verbs