Resin Definition
rĕzĭn
resin, resins
noun
resins
Any of various solid or semisolid organic substances, typically clear or translucent with a yellowish or brownish color, exuded from various plants and trees: natural resins are soluble in ether, alcohol, etc., and are used in varnishes and lacquers, as modifiers in synthetic plastics, etc.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
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.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
verb
To treat or rub with resin.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Resin
Noun
Singular:
resin
Plural:
resinsOrigin of Resin
Middle English from Old French resine from Latin rēsīna from Greek dialectal rhēsīnā variant of Greek rhētīnē
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French résine, from Latin resīna
From Wiktionary
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