resin

¹

[ rez-in ]

noun

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. Also . a substance of this type obtained from certain pines.

verb (used with object)

1. to treat or rub with resin.

Resin

²

[ rez-in ]

noun

1. a male given name.

resin

/ ˈrɛzɪn /

noun

1. 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. 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

verb

1. tr to treat or coat with resin

resin

/ 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. Balsam is a resin.
2. Any of various artificial substances, such as polyurethane, that have similar properties to natural resins and are used to make plastics.

Derived Forms

• ˈresinously, adverb
• ˈresinous, adjective
• ˈresinousness, noun

Other Words From

• resin·like adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of resin¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Old French resine, from Latin rēsīna, probably from a non-Indo-European language; compare Greek rhētī́nē “pine resin,” from a related source

Word History and Origins

Origin of resin¹

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

Example Sentences

Also known as decahydronaphthalene, it is a colourless liquid at room temperature that is often used as a solvent, as well as in the production of various resins and polymers.

From Science Daily

She also told the BBC he had encouraged her to smoke what he told her was "tree resin" from a homemade bong.

From BBC

Glasst, unsurprisingly, declines to share details about how it makes the paint, but Mr Botero says it is a resin from a renewable source.

From BBC

Under rules adopted there, engineered stone — a product made by combining stone materials with chemical constituents such as resins and pigments — can still be used if it has less than 1% crystalline silica.

From Los Angeles Times

The scent of copal, a tree resin used by Mesoamerican cultures for spiritual, medicinal and practical rituals, wafts through the space.

From Salon

Related Words

• paste
• wax