resin

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

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

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

Aroma rises, a strong hairgrowth of resin. — Ulysses, James Joyce
Where did he get the balsam and resin? — De La Salle Fifth Reader, Christian Brothers
Like resin, which is made from pine pitch. — The Insect Folk, Morley, Margaret Warner

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