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Definition: Resin |
ResinNoun1. Any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "resin" was first used: 14th century. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Food & Agriculture | A group of soft natural resins, consisting of a viscous mixture of essential oil(e. g. turpentine)and non-volatile solids(e. g. rosin)secreted by the resin-forming cells of the Pines and certain other coniferous and broad-leaved trees. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Vegetable secretion. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Mining | A. One of various hard, brittle, transparent or translucent solids formed esp. from plant secretions and obtained as exudates of recent or fossil origin, such as conifers and certain tropical trees, by condensation of fluids on loss of volatile oils. Resins are yellowish to brown with resinous luster; fusible and flammable; soluble in ether and other organic solvents, but not in water; and represent a complex mixture of terpenes, resin alcohols, and resin acids and their esters. CF:amber; fossil resin. See also:mineral resin b. A synthetic addition or condensation polymerization substance or natural substance of high molecular weight, which under heat, pressure, or chemical treatment becomes moldable. See also:bead; bead. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Resin is a secretion formed in special resin canals or passages of plants, from many of which, such as, for example, coniferous trees, it is exuded in soft drops, hardening into solid masses in the air. Otherwise it may be obtained by making incisions in the bark or wood of the secreting plant. It can also be extracted from almost all plants by treatment of the tissue with alcohol.
Plants produce resins for various reasons whose relative importances are debated. It is known that resins heal the plant's wounds, kill insects and fungi, and allow the plant to eliminate excess acetates.
Certain resins are obtained in a fossilized condition, amber being the most notable instance of this class; African copal and the kauri gum of New Zealand are also procured in a semi-fossil condition. The resins which are obtained as natural exudations are in general mixtures of different, peculiar acids, named the resin acids, which dissolve in alkalis to form resin soaps, from which the resin acids are regenerated by treatment with acids. They are closely related to the terpenes, with which they occur in plants and of which they are oxidation products. Examples of resin acids are abietic (sylvic) acid, C20H30O2, occurring in colophony, and pimaric acid, C20H35O2, a constituent of gallipot resin. Abietic acid can be extracted from colophony by means of hot alcohol; it crystallizes in leaflets, and on oxidation yields trimellitic acid, isophthalic acid and terebic acid. Pimaric acid closely resembles abietic acid into which it passes when distilled in a vacuum; it has been supposed to consist of three isomers.
Resins when soft are known as oleo-resins, and when containing benzoic acid or cinnamic acid they are called balsams. Other resinous products are in their natural condition mixed with gum or mucilaginous substances and known as gum resins.
The general conception of a resin is a noncrystalline body, insoluble in water, mostly soluble in alcohol, essential oils, ether and hot fatty oils, softening and melting under the influence of heat, not capable of sublimation, and burning with a bright but smoky flame. A typical resin is a transparent or translucent mass, with a vitreous fracture and a faintly yellow or brown colour, non-odorous or having only a slight turpentine odor and taste. Many compound resins, however, from their admixture with essential oils, have distinct and characteristic odours.
The hard transparent resins, such as the copals, dammars, mastic and sandarach, are principally used for varnishes and cement, while the softer odoriferous oleo-resins (frankincense, turpentine, copaiba) and gum resins containing essential oils (ammoniacum, asafoetida, gamboge, myrrh, and scammony) are more largely used for therapeutic purposes and incense. Amber is a fossil resin. Original text from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica. Very lightly edited. Please update as needed.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Resin."
Synonym: ResinSynonym: rosin (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Resin | Noun: resin, rosin; gum; lac, sealing wax; amber, ambergris; bitumen, pitch, tar; asphalt, asphaltum; camphor; varnish, copal, mastic, magilp, lacquer, japan. |
Artificial resin, polymer; ion-exchange resin, cation-exchange resin, anion exchange resin, water softener, Amberlite, Dowex, Diaion. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Resin |
| English words defined with "resin": acaroid resin, accaroid resin, accroides resin, alkyd resin, allyl resin, amino resin ♦ Botany Bay resin ♦ cannabis resin, coumarone resin, coumarone-indene resin ♦ epoxy resin ♦ gum resin ♦ Highgate resin ♦ kauri resin ♦ melamine resin ♦ phenolic resin ♦ Resin bush, Resin soap ♦ synthetic resin ♦ urea-formaldehyde resin. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "resin": alkyl-phenolic resin, amine resin, artificial resin ♦ carbonyl resin, cashew nutshell liquid resin, cashew resin ♦ epoxide resin ♦ glyptal resin ♦ maleic resin, molder, resin ♦ resin canal, resin cyst, resin duct, resin gall, resin oil, resin pocket, resin rodlets, resin torch ♦ terpene phenolic resin, triazine resin ♦ urea formaldehyde resin. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "resin": Indiretin ♦ Oleoresin ♦ Retene, Retinalite, Retinic, Retinoid, Retnol, Rhodeoretin, Rubiretin ♦ Saliretin. (references) |
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Screenplays | Looks like some sort of secreted resin. (Aliens; writing credit: James Cameron; David Giler) Pig Pen, when I want advice about a good Planet of the Apes film or maybe how to get the resin out of my bong I'll come to you ok? (Out Cold; writing credit: Jon Zack) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Resin (2001) | |
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 | Steamer loading resin, Gulfport, Miss.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Scooping up the resin from settling vat. Resin is then poured into barrels for shipping. State Line, Mississippi.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Worker at turpentine still caulking barrels for resin, State Line, Mississippi.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Turpentine still with barrels of resin in foreground. Iron City, Alabama.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Barrels of resin in front of turpentine still. Iron City, Alabama.Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | By the advice of Fourcroy, they lighted from point to point, in the places sufficiently purified, great cages full of oakum and saturated with resin. |
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Health | Hashish (the sticky resin from the female plant flowers) has an average of 3.6 percent, with a range as high as 28 percent. (references) | |
Business | China's consumption of ABS resin ranks first in the world, accounting for 26% of the world's total consumption. (references) | |
The polypropylene resin market was active in the first half of this year, but its price did not fluctuate greatly. (references) | ||
Although China's coatings output exceeds 1.2 million tons, high-grade synthetic resin coatings only makes up 70% of total output. (references) | ||
Economic History | Costa Rica | These two resin compounders, as well as all the Costa Rican companies manufacturing plastic products, import their resins, additives, pigments, stabilizers, plasticizers and lubricants. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Resin" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Resin" is used about 303 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 303 | 16,643 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "resin": acaroid resin ♦ accaroid resin ♦ accroides resin ♦ acrylate resin ♦ acrylic resin ♦ aldehyde resin ♦ alkud resin ♦ alkyd resin ♦ allyl resin ♦ amine resin ♦ amino resin ♦ anion exchange resin ♦ artificial resin ♦ Botany Bay resin ♦ cannabis resin ♦ carbonyl resin ♦ cashew nutshell liquid resin ♦ cashew resin ♦ Cholestyramine Resin ♦ coumarone resin ♦ cover with resin ♦ damar resin ♦ dammar resin ♦ epoxide resin ♦ epoxy resin ♦ glyptal resin ♦ gum resin ♦ Highgate resin ♦ hydrocarbon resin ♦ Jesuits' resin ♦ kauri resin ♦ lac resin ♦ maleic resin ♦ melamine resin ♦ natural resin ♦ phenolic resin ♦ phthalic resin ♦ pine resin ♦ Piney resin ♦ polyester resin ♦ polypropene resin ♦ polyvinyl resin ♦ resin adhesive ♦ resin bleeding ♦ resin bush ♦ resin canal ♦ resin cement ♦ Resin Cements ♦ resin cyst ♦ resin duct ♦ resin flow ♦ resin flux ♦ resin gall ♦ resin oil ♦ resin pocket ♦ resin soak ♦ resin soaking ♦ resin soap ♦ resin tapping ♦ resin torch ♦ secrete resin ♦ silicone resin ♦ synthetic resin ♦ synthetic resin material ♦ terpene phenolic resin ♦ thermoplastic resin ♦ thermosetting resin ♦ triazine resin ♦ urea formaldehyde resin ♦ vinyl resin. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "resin": resin-based, Resin-Bonded, resin-bonded, resin-filled, resin-impregnated, resin-laced, resin-miscible, resin-reinforced, resin-rubber. | |
Ending with "resin": epoxy-resin, gum-resin, melamine-resin, phenolic-resin, pine-resin, synthetic-resin, urea-resin. | |
Containing "resin": blue-resin-impregnated. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
resin | 601 | pp resin | 34 |
casting resin | 166 | above ground pool resin swimming | 32 |
epoxy resin | 155 | resin chaise lounge | 31 |
resin furniture | 135 | resin mold | 31 |
resin patio furniture | 103 | resin bead | 30 |
polyester resin | 83 | resin model kit | 30 |
resin chair | 79 | ion exchange resin | 30 |
resin wicker furniture | 76 | adirondack resin chair | 30 |
fiberglass resin | 70 | acrylic resin | 30 |
resin wicker | 66 | windshield repair resin | 28 |
resin outdoor furniture | 58 | resin art | 26 |
resin incense | 54 | resin fountain | 25 |
resin model | 54 | pet resin | 25 |
resin above ground pool | 53 | urethane resin | 25 |
plastic resin | 52 | polyurethane resin | 23 |
poly resin | 43 | resin figure | 23 |
phenolic resin | 43 | anime resin kit | 23 |
resin table | 40 | resin lounge chair | 23 |
resin kit | 38 | patio resin table | 22 |
resin statue | 37 | resin seat toilet | 21 |
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| Language | Translations for "resin"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | rrëshirë artificiale, rrëshirë (gum, mastic), rrëshinoj, lyej me rrëshirë. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مادة صمغية, إرتنج يعالج بالراتينج. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | смола (gum, pitch, tar), колофон (rosin), насмолявам (gum, resinate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 脂. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | pryskyřice (gum), kauèuk (india rubber, rubber). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | harpiks, fyrreharpiks (crude turpentine, gum, oleoresin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | hars (artificial resin, body, rosin, synthetic resin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | rezino. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faeroese | harpeis. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | صمغ کاج(resinate), صمغ (Gum), انگم کاج , رزین (Rubber), راتیانه , باصمغ پوشاندن . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | pihka (gum, natural resin, pitch), hartsi (rosin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | résine. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Harz (Harz, rosin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ρητίνη (rosin), ρετσίνι (rosin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | שרף (ooze), ק יפול. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | gyanta (rosin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | gala (caulking, gala, pitch), arpus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | resina. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 脂 (fat, lard, nicotine, sleep in one's eyes, tallow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ハルツ , やに (nicotine, sleep in one's eyes), じゅし (greenhorn, lad, rosin, sprout, stripling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 수지. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | soo ny juys, rosin (mastic, rosin), pick vane (turpentine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | esinray resina (gum, rosin). (various references) rãşinã (gum, wood tar), smoalã (pitch, rosin, tar), sacâz (rosin), gumã (caoutchouc, elastic, eraser, gum, rosin, rubber), gudron (pitch, tar), catran (coal black, tar). (various references) смола (gum, pitch, tar), смолить (pay, pitch), канифоль (colophon, colophony, rosin, soldering gum), канифолить. (various references) bìth (gum, pitch, quiet, silent, tar, tranquil). (various references) smola (gum, rosin), nasmoliti. (various references) resina (pitch, rosin). (various references) kåda (gum, pitch), harts (rosin). (various references) ยางไม้ที่ประกอบ"้วยยางและเรซินที่ไหลออกจากต้นไม้ประเ ทยาง (gum resin). (various references) reçinelemek (rosin), reçine ile işlemek, reçine (gum, resinous, rosin), sakız (chewing gum, gum, gummastic, mastic, masticatory), çamsakızı (galipot, gallipot, pine resin). (various references) юepbik (pitch, tar). (various references) смола (gum, nature, pitch, tar, thus), смолити (pitch, tar), каніфоль (colophony, rosin), каніфолити. (various references) ystor. (various references) its (rust). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | hab, illu, im. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | resina, resinae, resinam. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "resin": resinate, resinated, resinates, resinating, resined, resinified, resinifies, resinify, resinifying, resining, resinoid, resinoids, resinous, resins, resiny. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "resin": oleoresin. (additional references) | |
Words containing "resin": electrophoresing, oleoresinous, oleoresins. (additional references) | |
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"Resin" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Bresdin, Bressan, Ersin, ersine, Erzan, Erzen, esin, fresian, Geesin, Gessin, Grusin, Grzesik, Krasin, Nesin, presin, rahsaan, rasim, rasin, rasion, Rasjid, Rayosan, raysen, Raysun, Razin, rebin, reci, redin, redsen, refin, regin, reink, reisa, reisen, Reisin, reism, remin, repin, Resa, resang, rescin, rescine, resewn, resi, resid, resim, Resina, resind, resine, resing, resion, resis, resit, Resmin, resne, Resnik, reso, reson, resown, respi, respin, Ressano, resu, resyn, retin, Revson, rewin, rexin, Rexshun, rezen, rezin, risi, risin, Risio, rosion, rsin, rusian, russin, rusyny, ruzin, Ryerson, Treskin. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "resin" (pronounced re"zi'n) |
| 3 | -z i' n | raisin. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: reins, rinse, risen, serin, siren. | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-n-r-s" | |
-1 letter: erns, ires, rein, reis, rins, rise, sine, sire. | |
-2 letters: ens, ern, ers, ins, ire, rei, res, rin, sei, sen, ser, sin, sir, sri. | |
-3 letters: en, er, es, in, is, ne, re, si. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-n-r-s" | |
+1 letter: arisen, arsine, brines, diners, estrin, inerts, infers, inkers, inners, insert, insure, inters, inures, irones, liners, miners, nereis, niters, nitres, nosier, reigns, reinks, renigs, renins, repins, resign, resins, resiny, rewins, rinsed, rinser, rinses, ripens, rusine, seiner, senior, serein, serine, sering, serins, shiner, shrine, signer, singer, sinker, sinner, sinter, sirens, snider, sniper, triens, trines, urines, ursine. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 65 73 69 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-. . ... .. -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01100101 01110011 01101001 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R e s i n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0065 0073 0069 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5271857580 |
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