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res⋅in⋅ous

  [rez-uh-nuhs]
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–adjective
1. full of or containing resin.
2. of the nature of or resembling resin.
3. pertaining to or characteristic of resin.
Also, res⋅in⋅y  [rez-uh-nee] .

Origin:
1640–50; < L rēsīnōsus. See resin, -ous

Related forms:
res⋅in⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
res⋅in⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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res·in   (rěz'ĭn)   
n.  
  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, synthetic plastics, and pharmaceuticals.
  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 (rěz'ə-nəs) adj.
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Resinous

Res"in*ous\ (-?s), a. [L. resinous: cf. F. r['e]sineux. See Resin.] Of or pertaining to resin; of the nature of resin; resembling or obtained from resin.

Resinous electricity (Elec.), electricity which is exited by rubbing bodies of the resinous kind. See Negative electricity, under Negative.
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Main Entry: res·in·ous
Pronunciation: 'rez-n&s, -&n-&s
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, resembling, containing, orderived from resin
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resinous res·in·ous (rěz'ə-nəs)
adj.
Of, relating to, or derived from a resin.

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