Definition of resin Resin
/ɹɛˈzʌn/ - [rezun] - res•in
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NounPlural: resins |
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| 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 | ||
| rosin | ||
| organic compound any compound of carbon and another element or a radical | ||
| 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 | ||
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- resin (Noun)
A viscous hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly coniferous trees. - resin (Noun)
Any of various yellowish viscous liquids or soft solids of plant origin; used in lacquers, varnishes and many other applications; chemically they are mostly hydrocarbons, often polycyclic. - resin (Noun)
Any synthetic compound of similar properties.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- resin (n.)
Any one of a class of yellowish brown solid inflammable substances, of vegetable origin, which are nonconductors of electricity, have a vitreous fracture, and are soluble in ether, alcohol, and essential oils, but not in water; specif., pine resin (see Rosin).
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resin
Any of a class of solid or semisolid organic products of natural or synthetic origin with no definite melting point, generally of high molecular weight.
Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡
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(a) The product obtained by non-destructive distillation of the juice of the pitch pine. It is the solid residue left after the turpentine has been evaporated or distilled. It is a mixture of abietic acid C44 H64 O5 and pinic acid C20 H30 O2. It is an insulator; its specific inductive capacity is 2.55. (Baltzmann.)Synonyms--Colophony--Rosin.(b) The name is also generally applied to similar substances obtained from the sap of other trees; thus shellac is a resin. The resins are a family of vegetable products; the solid portions of the sap of certain trees. Common resin, lac, dragons blood, are examples. They are all dielectrics and sources of resinous or negative electricity when rubbed with cotton, flannel, or silk. (See Electrostatic Series.)Resinous Electricity. Negative electricity; the electricity produced upon the surface of a resinous body by rubbing it; such a body is shellac or sealing wax; flannel and other substances may be used as the rubbing material. (See Electrostatic Series.)
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- Resin or Rosin "(Oxford dictionary)" is a hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly coniferous trees, valued for its chemical constituents and uses such as varnishes, adhesives, as an important source of raw materials for organic synthesis, or for incense and perfume. Fossilized resins are the source of amber. The term is also used for synthetic substances of similar properties.
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