Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or resembling resin.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, resin.
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- adjective chemistry Pertaining to, or obtained from,
resin .
Etymologies
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resin + -ic
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Examples
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The method has also proved valuable in a great many ways in research into the constitution of complex natural products; these include the resinic acids and cantharidin, the active substance - with very peculiar chemical properties - of the "Spanish fly" (which is actually a beetle).
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By this process, the solid resin of colophony is split up into water, various resinic acids or naphthas, and resin oils of various specific gravities and consistencies, all of which are separated from each other into separate containers which are ready to receive them.
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