resin
English
/ˈɹɛzɪn/
noun
Definitions
- A viscous hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly coniferous trees.
- 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.
- Any synthetic compound of similar properties.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English resyn borrowed from Old French résine derived from Latin resīna.
Origin
Latin
resīna
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- deresinate English
- electric English
- historesin English
- nonresin English
- nonresinous English
- oleoresin English
- polyresin English
- resinaceous English
- resinate English
- resiner English
- resinic English
- resinicolous English
- resiniferous English
- resinification English
- resiniform English
- resinify English
- resinise English
- resinite English
- resinitic English
- resinization English
- resinize English
- resinless English
- resinlike English
- resino-electric English
- resinography English
- resinoid English
- resinous English
- resinously English
- resinousness English
- resiny English
- resīna Latin
- oléorésine French
- résine French
- ῥητῑ́νη Ancient Greek
- resyn Middle English
- roisín Irish
- résine Old French
- rășină Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- résineux Middle French
- reysin xno
- resiny
- resinic
- resiner
- resinise
- resinous
- resinify
- resinize
- nonresin
- resinite
- resinoid
- resinate
- electric
- oleoresin
- resinless
- polyresin
- resinitic
- resinlike
- historesin
- resiniform
- deresinate
- resinously
- resinaceous
- nonresinous
- resinousness
- resinography
- resinicolous
- resinization
- resiniferous
- resinification
- resino-electric