| NOUN | substance | rosin, 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 |
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| VERB | contact | rosin | rub rosin onto |
| Sounds | raa'zahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| 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 | resin | |
| 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 | |
| Verbs | rosin | rub rosin onto |
| Meaning | rub rosin onto. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "rosin the violin bow" | |
| Broader | rub | Move over something with pressure |
| Spanish | frotar con colofonia | |
| Nouns | 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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