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Definition of Resin
1. Noun. Any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules.
Specialized synonyms: East India Kino, Kino Gum, Malabar Kino, Natural Resin, Synthetic Resin
Generic synonyms: Organic Compound
Derivative terms: Resinate, Resinous, Resiny, Rosin
Definition of Resin
1. 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).
Definition of Resin
1. Noun. A viscous hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly coniferous trees. ¹
2. 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. ¹
3. Noun. Any synthetic compound of similar properties. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Resin
1. to treat with resin (a viscous substance obtained from certain plants) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Resin
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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.
Resins exude from trees in combination with essential oils, gums, etc, and in a liquid or semiliquid state. They are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, and are supposed to be formed by the oxidation of the essential oils. Copal, mastic, quaiacum, and colophony or pine resin, are some of them. When mixed with gum, they form the gum resins, like asafetida and gamboge; mixed with essential oils, they frorm balsams, or oleoresins.
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