English Explanatory Dictionary

resinous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to resin.
  2. Negative (of electric charge).

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-resinous.wav

Word forms

resinous more resinous most resinous

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French résineux; cf. Latin resinosus. By surface analysis, resin + -ous.

Synonyms

resinlike resiny resinaceous resinous

Antonyms

nonresinous runny watery vitreous

Derived words

nonresinous resinously resinousness semiresinous subresinous
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