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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

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Resin”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

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Catalan

Verb

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Chuukese

Verb

resin

  1. to do something repeatedly