NOUN | substance | resin, rosin | any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules |
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Sounds | reh'zahn; reh'zihn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
Adrenalin ... zeppelin / Zeppelin: 223 rhymes with ihn... |
Meaning | Any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules. | |
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Synonym | rosin | |
Narrower | 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 |
natural resin | A plant exudate | |
synthetic resin | A resin having a polymeric structure | |
Broader | organic compound | Any compound of carbon and another element or a radical |
Spanish | colofonia, resina, resinas | |
Catalan | resina | |
Adjectives | resinated | impregnated or flavored with resin |
resinlike | resembling resin in properties or texture | |
resinous, resiny | having the characteristics / characteristics of pitch or tar | |
Verbs | resinate | impregnate with resin to give a special flavor to |
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