resin
[ rez-in ]
/ ˈrɛz ɪn /
noun
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.
a substance of this type obtained from certain pines; rosin.
verb (used with object)
to treat or rub with resin.
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
OTHER WORDS FROM resin
res·in·like, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH resin
resin rosinWords nearby resin
resignee,
resile,
resilience,
resilient,
resilin,
resin,
resin duct,
resinate,
resiniferous,
resinify,
resinoid
Definition for resin (2 of 2)
Resin
[ rez-in ]
/ ˈrɛz ɪn /
noun
a male given name.
Example sentences from the Web for resin
British Dictionary definitions for resin
resin
/ (ˈrɛzɪn) /
noun
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
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)
verb
(tr)
to treat or coat with resin
Derived forms of resin
resinous, adjective resinously, adverb resinousness, nounWord Origin for resin
C14: from Old French
resine, from Latin
rēsīna, from Greek
rhētinē resin from a pine
Medical definitions for resin
resin
[ rĕz′ĭn ]
n.
Any of numerous clear to translucent yellow or brown, solid or semisolid, viscous substances of plant origin, such as copal, rosin, and amber.
Any of numerous physically similar polymerized synthetics or chemically modified natural resins including thermoplastic materials and thermosetting materials.
Rosin.
A precipitate formed by the addition of water to certain tinctures.
Scientific definitions for resin
resin
[ rĕz′ĭn ]
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.
Any of various artificial substances, such as polyurethane, that have similar properties to natural resins and are used to make plastics.