resinate
See also: résinate
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom resin + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Verb
editresinate (third-person singular simple present resinates, present participle resinating, simple past and past participle resinated)
- (transitive) To treat a container with resin, e.g. by impregnation in order to impart flavour, typically of wine, and to provide a tighter seal on the container.
- 2018, Duane W. Roller, A Historical and Topographical Guide to the Geography of Strabo, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN:
- Pitch could be used to resinate wine barrels (4.6.2), among other things.
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editEtymology 2
editFrom resin acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Noun
editresinate (plural resinates)
- (organic chemistry) Any salt of a resin acid.
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editresinate