Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: resin  re-zin
  1. Any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
    "Pine trees produce resin as a defence mechanism against insects and pathogens";
    - rosin

Derived forms: resins

Type of: organic compound

Encyclopedia: Resin