resin
A viscous water-insoluble hydrocarbon exudate of certain plants, or such a substance as a component of a plant exudate; used in lacquers, varnishes and many other applications.
Example
“Pine trees produce a sticky resin.”
Other meanings
Any synthetic compound of similar properties.
“The artist used synthetic resin in her sculptures.”
Related words
- azuresin
- glucoresin
- glycoresin
- historesin
- resiner
- resinicolous
- resinise
- resinization
- resinize
- resino-electric
- resinography
- resinosis
Word history
From Latin "resīna".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “resin” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.