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Definitions for Resin

[1] any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
[2] a substance of this type obtained from certain pines; rosin.
[3] to treat or rub with resin.
[4] a male given name.
[5] any of a group of solid or semisolid amorphous compounds that are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations. They are used in medicine and in varnishes
[6] any of a large number of synthetic, usually organic, materials that have a polymeric structure, esp such a substance in a raw state before it is moulded or treated with plasticizer, stabilizer, filler, etc Compare plastic (def. 1)
[7] (tr) to treat or coat with resin

Words related to Resin

paste, wax, amber, adhesive, plaster, cement, pitch, glue, mucilage, tar, rosin, exudate

Words nearby Resin

resignee, resile, resilience, resilient, resilin, resin, resin duct, resinate, resiniferous, resinify, resinoid

Origin of Resin

1350–1400; Middle English < Old French resine < Latin rēsīna, probably < a non-IE language; compare Greek rhētī́nē pine resin, from a related source

Words that may be confused with Resin

resin, rosin

Other words from Resin

res·in·like , adjective

Word origin for Resin

C14: from Old French resine , from Latin rēsīna , from Greek rhētinē resin from a pine

Synonyms for Resin

paste, wax, adhesive, amber, cement, exudate, glue, mucilage, pitch, plaster, rosin, tar, cohesive substance