resinous
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resinous
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Borrowed from Middle French résineux; cf. Latin resinosus. By surface analysis, resin + -ous.
adjective more resinous · most resinous
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Of or relating to resin.
Resin, pitch, sealing-wax, caoutchouc, sulphur, gutta-percha, and generally all bodies commonly termed resinous, besides a great variety of others, will be found to acquire, after friction, the power of attracting light bodies, and hence will be said, according to a limitation of terms already accep
Similar: resinaceous
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Negative (of electric charge).
Opposite: vitreous
Similar: resinlike, resiny, resinaceous, resinous · Opposite: nonresinous, runny, watery
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adjective
Similar: resinlike, resiny, resinaceous, resinous · Opposite: nonresinous, runny, watery
Translations
Talk about this word "resinous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/resinous. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. resinous. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/resinous "resinous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/resinous.Cite this
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title = {resinous},
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year = {2026},
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