Colophony Definition

käləfōnē, kəläfənē
colophonies
noun

Rosin.

Webster's New World

Rosin; the residue left after the distillation of oil of turpentine from liquid resin. Used in pharmaceutical preparations, soldering fluxes, and by violinists.

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Other Word Forms of Colophony

Noun

Singular:
colophony
Plural:
colophonies

Origin of Colophony

  • From Latin colophonia (“of Colophon”) resina (“resin”); named after the Ionic city of Colophon, which was known as producer of hardened resin.

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Colophony Sentence Examples

  • Examples of resin acids are abietic (sylvic) acid, C19H2802, occurring in colophony, and pimaric acid, C20H3002, a constituent of gallipo resin.

  • Abietic acid can be extracted from colophony by means of hot alcohol; it crystallizes in leaflets, and on oxidation yields trimellitic, isophthalic and terebic acid.

  • They are largely used in the arts, being separated by distillation into rosin or colophony (see RosiN), and oil or spirit of turpentine.

  • Colophony -- this is widely present in soldering fumes but also in glues and some floor cleaners.

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