Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components.
(countable, uncountable)Resin.
Kolophonium
канифо́льkanifólʹ
каніфо́льkanifólʹ
More definitions
- any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
Examples
3 sentencesTom did a dab of rosin.
What's the difference between resin and rosin?
The violinist rubbed rosin down the hair of her bow before the concert started.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
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solid form of resin:
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solid form of resin:
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solid form of resin:
Origin
From Old French raisine, rousine, variants of résine. Doublet of resin.From Old French raisine, rousine, variants of résine. Doublet of resin.
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Forms
plural: rosinsSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules:resin
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable