resin : Idioms & Phrases

• noun an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper
  gum accroides; accroides; accaroid resin; accroides gum; acaroid resin.
  

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• noun an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper
  gum accroides; accroides; accaroid resin; accroides gum; acaroid resin.
  

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• noun an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper
  gum accroides; accroides; accaroid resin; accroides gum; acaroid resin.
  

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• noun a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives
  acrylic; acrylate resin.
  

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• noun a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives
  acrylic; acrylate resin.
  

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• noun a durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and paints
  alkyd.
  

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• noun a resin derived from allyl alcohol that hardens when cured; used as an adhesive
  

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• noun a plastic (synthetic resin) made from amino compounds; used as an adhesive and as a coating for paper and textiles
  aminoplast; amino plastic.
  

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• (Med.), a resin of reddish yellow color, resembling gamboge, the product of different Australian species of Xanthorrhæa, esp. the grass three (X. hastilis.)

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• noun a resin obtained from the hemp plant; thought to be the active narcotic agent in marijuana
  cannabin.
  

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• noun a thermoplastic resin obtained by polymerization of indene and coumarone; used in coatings and paint and asphalt tile
  coumarone resin.
  

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• noun a thermoplastic resin obtained by polymerization of indene and coumarone; used in coatings and paint and asphalt tile
  coumarone resin.
  

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• noun any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine
  gum dammar; damar; dammar.
  

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• noun a thermosetting resin; used chiefly in strong adhesives and coatings and laminates
  epoxy glue; epoxy.
  

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• noun a mixture of resin and gum
  

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• the milky juice of a plant solidified by exposure to air; one of certain inspissated saps, mixtures of, or having properties of, gum and resin; a resin containing more or less mucilaginous and gummy matter.

Webster 1913

• (Min.), a fossil resin resembling copal, occuring in blue clay at Highgate, near London.

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• noun resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum
  kauri copal; kauri; kauri gum.
  

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• noun a thermosetting resin formed from melamine and an aldehyde; used in molded products, adhesives, and coatings
  

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• noun a plant exudate
  

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• noun a thermosetting resin
  phenolic; phenoplast.
  

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• a pellucid, fragrant, acrid, bitter resin, which exudes from the piney tree (Vateria Indica) when wounded. It is used as a varnish, in making candles, and as a substitute for incense and for amber. Called also liquid copal, and white dammar.

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• noun a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group
  polyvinyl resin; vinyl polymer.
  

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• (Bot.), a low composite shrub (Euryops speciosissimus) of South Africa, having smooth pinnately parted leaves and abounding in resin.

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• noun a polymeric silicone compound
  

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• noun a resin having a polymeric structure; especially a resin in the raw state; used chiefly in plastics
  

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• noun a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled
  thermoplastic.
  

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• noun a material that hardens when heated and cannot be remolded
  thermosetting compositions.
  

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• noun a clear thermosetting resin made from urea and formaldehyde and used in electrical fittings, adhesives, and finishes
  

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• noun a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group
  polyvinyl resin; vinyl polymer.
  

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