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res·in
(rĕz′ĭn)n.
1. Any of numerous clear to translucent yellow or brown, solid or semisolid, viscous substances of plant origin, such as copal, rosin, and amber, used principally in lacquers, varnishes, inks, adhesives, plastics, and pharmaceuticals. Resins are usually insoluble in water.
2. Any of numerous physically similar polymerized synthetics or chemically modified natural resins including thermoplastic materials such as polyvinyl, polystyrene, and polyethylene and thermosetting materials such as polyesters, epoxies, and silicones that are used with fillers, stabilizers, pigments, and other components to form plastics.
tr.v. res·ined, res·in·ing, res·ines
To treat or rub with resin.
[Middle English, from Old French resine, from Latin rēsīna, from Greek dialectal *rhēsīnā, variant of Greek rhētīnē.]
res′in·ous (rĕz′ə-nəs) adj.
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resin
(ˈrɛzɪn)n
1. (Elements & Compounds) 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
2. (Elements & Compounds) 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 plastic1
vb
(tr) to treat or coat with resin
[C14: from Old French resine, from Latin rēsīna, from Greek rhētinē resin from a pine]
ˈresinous adj
ˈresinously adv
ˈresinousness n
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res•in
(ˈrɛz ɪn)n.
1. any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
2. a substance of this type obtained from certain pines; rosin.
v.t. 3. to treat or rub with resin.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Old French resine < Latin rēsīna, probably < a non-Indo-European language; compare Greek rhētinē pine resin, from a related source]
res′in•like`, adj.
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res·in
(rĕz′ĭn)1. Any of numerous clear or translucent, yellowish or brownish substances that ooze from certain trees and plants. Resins are used in products such as varnishes, lacquers, adhesives, plastics, and drugs. See Note at amber.
2. Any of various artificial substances, such as polyurethane, that have similar properties to natural resins and are used to make plastics.
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resin
Past participle: resined
Gerund: resining
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Noun | 1. | resin - any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules East India kino, Malabar kino, kino gum - reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical natural resin - a plant exudate synthetic resin - a resin having a polymeric structure; especially a resin in the raw state; used chiefly in plastics |
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Translations
راتينَجراتينْج، صِمْغ الصُّنوبَر
pryskyřicesmůla
harpiks
HarzInkluse
hartsipihka
smola
trjákvoîa
樹脂
수지
resina
sakaisakingas
gumija
răşină
kådaharts
ยางไม้
nhựa cây
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resin
n → Harz nt
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resin
(ˈrezin) noun a sticky substance produced by certain trees (eg firs, pines) and some other plants.
ˈresinous adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
resin
→ راتينَج pryskyřice harpiks Harz ρητίνη resina pihka résine smola resina 樹脂 수지 hars harpiks żywica resina смола kåda ยางไม้ reçine nhựa cây 树脂Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
res·in
n. resina, sustancia vegetal insoluble en el agua aunque soluble en alcohol y éter que tiene una variedad de usos medicinales y dentales.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
resin
n (dent, etc.) resinaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.