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res·in

(rĕz′ĭn)

1. Any of numerous clear to translucent yellow or brown, solid or semisolid, viscous substances of plant origin, such as copal, rosin, and amber, used principally in lacquers, varnishes, inks, adhesives, plastics, and pharmaceuticals. Resins are usually insoluble in water.

2. Any of numerous physically similar polymerized synthetics or chemically modified natural resins including thermoplastic materials such as polyvinyl, polystyrene, and polyethylene and thermosetting materials such as polyesters, epoxies, and silicones that are used with fillers, stabilizers, pigments, and other components to form plastics.

tr.v. res·ined, res·in·ing, res·ines

To treat or rub with resin.

[Middle English, from Old French resine, from Latin rēsīna, from Greek dialectal *rhēsīnā, variant of Greek rhētīnē.]

res′in·ous (rĕz′ə-nəs) adj.

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res•in•ous

(ˈrɛz ə nəs)

also res•in•y

(-ə ni)

adj.

1. full of or containing resin.

2. pertaining to or resembling resin.

[1640–50; < Latin rēsīnōsus. See resin, -ous]

res′in•ous•ly, adv.

res′in•ous•ness, n.

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Adj.

resinous - having the characteristics of pitch or tar

resiny, tarry, pitchy

adhesive - tending to adhere

Translations

راتينجي

pryskyřičný

harpiks-harpiksagtig

harzig

resinoso

pihkainen

résineux

gyantás

kvoîukenndur

resinoso

harpiks-

živičný

reçinelisakızlı

树脂性的

resinous

[ˈrezɪnəs] ADJ → resinoso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

resinous

[ˈrɛzɪnəs] adj → résineux/euse

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

resinous

adj → harzig

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

resinous

[ˈrɛzɪnəs] adj → resinoso/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

resin

(ˈrezin) noun

a sticky substance produced by certain trees (eg firs, pines) and some other plants.

ˈresinous adjective

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This gummy, resinous substance is absolutely water-proof, and also resists acids and gas perfectly.

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These nuts are then hermetically sealed with a resinous gum, and the vegetable fragrance of their green rind soon imparts to the oil a delightful odour.

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Now the cave was dark, but by its door was stacked a pile of resinous wood to serve as torches.

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The implacable bar, still falling, annihilated the first platoon, without a single sound to warn the second, which was quietly advancing; only, commanded by the captain, the men had stripped a fir, growing on the shore, and, with its resinous branches twisted together, the captain had made a flambeau.

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The still summer air was heavy with the resinous smell of the great forest.

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He thought a moment, cut a branch of a resinous tree, lighted it at the fire at which the smugglers had prepared their breakfast, and descended with this torch.

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Wandering gusts laden with the deep resinous odors of the wood found their way through the imperfect jointure of the two cabins, swept her cheek and even stirred her long, wide-open lashes.

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The valley and the huge rocky mountains are extremely barren: during the two previous nights the poor mules had absolutely nothing to eat, for excepting a few low resinous bushes, scarcely a plant can be seen.

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The subtle perfume of this undergrowth was mingled just then with scents from the wild mountain region and with the aromatic fragrance of young larch shoots, budding poplars, and resinous pines.

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Officers were admitted to the property by Stewart's partner and they found a quantity of self-seal bags, a green herbal substance, and two brown resinous substances (which weighed 57g) three mobile phones and a tick list.

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African bees accumulate material from a variety of plants, to form a resinous substance in order to protect their beehive.