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PRONUNCIATION OF RESINOUS

resinous  [ˈrezɪnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RESINOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Resinous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES RESINOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

resinous

Resin

Resin in the most specific use of the term is a hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly coniferous trees. Resins are valued for their chemical properties and associated uses, such as the production of varnishes, adhesives and food glazing agents. They are also prized as an important source of raw materials for organic synthesis, and as constituents of incense and perfume. Plant resins have a very long history that was documented in ancient Greece by Theophrastus, in ancient Rome by Pliny the Elder, and especially in the resins known as frankincense and myrrh, prized in ancient Egypt. These were highly prized substances, and required as incense in some religious rites. Amber is a hard fossilized resin from ancient trees.

Definition of resinous in the English dictionary

The definition of resinous in the dictionary is producing resin or a sticky substance; sticky.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RESINOUS


ballsiness
ˈbɔːlzɪnəs
booziness
ˈbuːzɪnəs
breeziness
ˈbriːzɪnəs
busyness
ˈbɪzɪnəs
cheesiness
ˈtʃiːzɪnəs
fizziness
ˈfɪzɪnəs
foziness
ˈfəʊzɪnəs
frizziness
ˈfrɪzɪnəs
frowsiness
ˈfraʊzɪnəs
frowziness
ˈfraʊzɪnəs
fuzziness
ˈfʌzɪnəs
gauziness
ˈɡɔːzɪnəs
glaziness
ˈɡleɪzɪnəs
jazziness
ˈdʒæzɪnəs
maziness
ˈmeɪzɪnəs
oleoresinous
ˌəʊlɪəʊˈrezɪnəs
ooziness
ˈuːzɪnəs
prosiness
ˈprəʊzɪnəs
quizziness
ˈkwɪzɪnəs
rosinous
ˈrɒzɪnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RESINOUS

resin
resinata
resinate
resiner
resiniferous
resinification
resinify
resinize
resinlike
resinoid
resinosis
resinously
resinousness
resiny
resipiscence
resipiscency
resipiscent
resist
resistance
resistance fighter

WORDS THAT END LIKE RESINOUS

aluminous
bituminous
conterminous
coterminous
gelatinous
glutinous
heinous
luminous
mountainous
mucinous
mutinous
nous
numinous
oleaginous
ominous
pulchritudinous
ruinous
spinous
vertiginous
villainous
voluminous

Synonyms and antonyms of resinous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «resinous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RESINOUS

Find out the translation of resinous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of resinous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «resinous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

树脂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

resinosa
570 millions of speakers

English

resinous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

راتنجية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

смолистые
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

resinoso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

resinous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

résineux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Resin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

harzig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

樹脂の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Resinous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có nhựa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரெசின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रागीट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

reçineli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

resinoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żywiczną
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

смолисті
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rasinoase
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ρητινώδη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

harsagtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hartsartade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

resinous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of resinous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RESINOUS»

The term «resinous» is regularly used and occupies the 97.432 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RESINOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about resinous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RESINOUS»

Discover the use of resinous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to resinous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, ...
Its preparation is described in the Swedish Transactions for the year 1754, as a process dependent on the making of common resin : the impure resinous juice collected from incisions made in pine and fir trees, is boiled down with a little water, ...
‎1823
2
Encyclopaedia metropolitana: or Universal dictionary of ...
62, be the upper surface of a plate of v— ~v-»»/ resin rubbed with a cat-skin, by means of which resinous electricity is developed. Let a metal disc A A, suspended by an insulating handle, be gradually brought near to the resinous plate, and let ...
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
3
Encyclopædia metropolitana, or, Universal dictionary of ...
62, be the upper surface of a plate of -v-^ resin rubbed with a cat-skin, by means of which resinous electricity is developed. Let a metal disc A A, suspended by an insulating handle, be gradually brought near to the resinous plate, and let a wire  ...
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1830
4
Aldehydes—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 Edition
or axial polymer phase. With the use of appropriate ratios of polymer material and resinous aldehyde composition in the fiber formation, in some embodiments, the resinous aldehyde composition can also form an additional outer coating ...
‎2013
5
The Chemist, Or, Reporter of Chemical Discoveries and ...
improperly named resinous electricity, or, still more improperly, negative electricity. 2nd. As pure space, void of ponderable matter, dues not coerce this cause in a special manner, it cannot react with equal force against a resinous actiqn ; this ...
Charles Watt, John Watt, 1844
6
The Annals of Electricity, Magnetism, and Chemistry; and ...
... covered very cheaply in Manchester ; but, to many persons in the country, my machine for covering wire with sealing wax or other resinous matter, may be of value, as it will enable them to cover wire for themselves at a very trifling expense .
‎1838
7
The British encyclopedia: or, Dictionary of arts and ...
Silk, in chemistry, in its natural state, contains a kind of yellow, resinous matter, which gives its fine golden colour. When raw silk is infused in water, a portion of gummy matter is dissolved, and a light amber-coloured liquor is produced. Alcohol ...
William Nicholson, 1818
8
The Botanic Garden: A Poem, in Two Parts ... The Economy of ...
And as a point presented to an electrised conductor facilitates the discharge of it, and blows the flame of a candle towards the conductor, whether vitreous or resinous electricity be accumulated upon it; it follows, that in both cases some electric ...
Erasmus Darwin, 1825
9
The Temple of Nature, Or, The Origin of Society: A Poem, ...
So an insulated cork-ball, when electrised either with vitreous or resinous ether, repels another insulated cork-ball electrised with the same kind of ether through half an inch of common air, though these electric atmospheres do not unite ...
Erasmus Darwin, 1804
10
CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific ...
Forming hummocks, not resinous, strongly branched, leaf sheaths glabrous, leaves with long-pungent blades, small panicles subtended by a flag leaf with reduced blade, closely 6-13-flowered spikelets, on sand dunes, coastal, seashores, ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RESINOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term resinous is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Northern woods filled with potential drug possibilities
In the late 1970s, Bryant, another UAF professor emeritus, noticed that Alaska birches seemed to protect themselves from hares by producing resinous glands ... «Valdez Star, Jul 15»
2
The Summer of Citrus: 5 Fruit-Based Beers to Try This Season
Grapefruit Sculpin's citrus enhances the beer but doesn't overpower it, giving you the fruit's pithy bitterness and resinous peel, followed by grassy and floral ... «Phoenix New Times, Jun 15»
3
The Gillespie Group Completes Landmark AcryliCon® Flooring Project
The AcryliCon® resinous coating that The Gillespie Group installed in the spring of 2014 is more than up to meeting that challenge,” says Greg Polischuk, ... «PR Web, May 15»
4
All that glitters
THE RESINOUS sap tapped from the bark of a wild varnish lacquer tree is much more than a glue used to join different materials to ensure a hard and durable ... «The Nation, May 15»
5
The company say:
I tend to be not addicted with such so powerfully woody juices but in this case is like to be dealing with something secretly resinous-floral, something more ... «Basenotes, Apr 15»
6
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project to release Progenitor NOIR (Dry …
While both Progenitor and Progenitor NOIR received ample dry hopping, Progenitor NOIR was concocted to have a fresh, resinous hop bite. Thanks to great ... «BeerAdvocate.com, Mar 15»
7
Bee propolis offers hope for hair regrowth: study
Propolis, a resinous mixture from botanical origin that bees use as a sealant and to inhibit fungal and bacterial growth in their hives, encouraged hair growth in ... «Premium beauty, Dec 14»
8
Legal Pot In The U.S. May Be Undercutting Mexican Marijuana
He kneels and proudly shows me the resinous buds on the short, stocky plants. This strain, called Chronic, is a favorite among growers for its easy cultivation, ... «Texas Public Radio, Dec 14»
9
Speakeasy Releases Untouchable IPA
Named after the legendary Bureau of Prohibition agent Eliot Ness, Untouchable is a no-holds-barred IPA exploding with resinous pine and sauvignon blanc ... «Brewbound.com, Aug 14»
10
Happy Hour: How To Drink An IPA, One Hop Flavour At A Time
This should sound all-too-familiar to advanced-level potheads out there, and rightfully so: The most important bit is in the resinous stuff within these buds. «Gizmodo Australia, Jul 14»

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