any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
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rosin::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | resin |
| Type of | organic compound |
| Has types | kino gum, malabar kino, east india kino, synthetic resin, natural resin |
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In pharmaceuticals, rosin forms an ingredient in several plasters and ointments.
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Rosin and its derivatives also exhibit wide ranging pharmaceutical applications.
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Another recipe called for the addition of seawater, pitch and rosin to the wine.
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Rosin treats the wage gap as a mere vestige of the past, destined for closure.
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The ground can also be applied in a fine mist, using powdered rosin or spraypaint.
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At room temperature rosin is brittle, but it melts at stove-top temperatures.
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Halladay spiked the rosin bag in the dirt, and two pitches later Teixeira went deep.
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As a part of the aquatinting process, a printmaker is often exposed to rosin powder.
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Rosin may have additives to modify the friction such as beeswax, gold, silver or tin.
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- Resin: any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
- Rub rosin onto; "rosin the violin bow"
- Rosin, also called colophony or Greek pitch (Latin: pix gru00E6ca), is a solid form of resin obtained from pines and some other plants, mostly conifers, produced by heating fresh liquid resin to vaporize the volatile liquid terpene components. It is semi-transparent and varies in color from yellow to black. At room temperature rosin is brittle, but it melts at stove-top temperature...
- (Rosins) Resins obtained as a residue from the distillation of turpentine derived from the sap of pine trees (gum resin) or from an extract of the stumps and other parts of the tress (wood resins).
- Natural resin obtained from living pine trees or from dead tree stumps and knots.
- Used in the sizing of paper, usually as an engine size but occasionally as a tub size.
- A natural resin from pine trees, used to size acidic paper. see also ingredients of paper, resin.
- A solid resin obtained from pine trees which, in a pure form and usually with additives, is frequently used as a flux.
- Rosin is the sap from resinous trees that has been hardened through a purification process. Rosin is available in crystal or powdered form. It is hard and brittle, melts at low temperatures, and is soluble in alcohol. ...
