resin

Roget category 356a

3. Words relating to matter
› 3.2. Inorganic matter
›› 3.2.3. Imperfect fluids

#356a. Resin

noun

resin, rosin — gum — lac, sealing wax — amber, ambergris — bitumen, pitch, tar — asphalt, asphaltum — camphor — varnish, copal^†, mastic, magilp^†, lacquer, japan.
artificial resin, polymer — ion-exchange resin, cation-exchange resin, anion exchange resin, water softener, Amberlite^†, Dowex [Chem], Diaion.

verb

varnish etc. (overlay) 223.

adjective

resiny^†, resinous — bituminous, pitchy, tarry — asphaltic, asphaltite.

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