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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