resin, rosin
(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
rosin
(verb) rub rosin onto; “rosin the violin bow”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rosin (countable and uncountable, plural rosins)
(organic chemistry) A solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components.
Resin.
• colophony
• Greek pitch
rosin (third-person singular simple present rosins, present participle rosining, simple past and past participle rosined)
(transitive) To apply rosin to (something); to rub or cover with rosin.
• Irons, Orins, RINOs, Rison, Sinor, inros, irons, noirs, noris, ornis, roins, siron
Rosin (plural Rosins)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rosin is the 14667th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2028 individuals. Rosin is most common among White (93.69%) individuals.
• Irons, Orins, RINOs, Rison, Sinor, inros, irons, noirs, noris, ornis, roins, siron
Source: Wiktionary
Ros"in, n. Etym: [A variant of resin.]
Definition: The hard, amber-colored resin left after distilling off the volatile oil of turpentine; colophony. Rosin oil, an oil obtained from the resin of the pine tree, -- used by painters and for lubricating machinery, etc.
Ros"in, v. t.
Definition: To rub with rosin, as musicians rub the bow of a violin. Or with the rosined bow torment the string. Gay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 March 2025
(noun) bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
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