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resin

/ˈɹɛzɪn/ noun

In Latin: rēsīna Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about resin at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules.

Origin

From Middle English resyn, resyne, from Old French résine, from Latin resīna. Doublet of rosin.

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