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Resin
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
Any one of a class of yellowish brown solid inflammable substances, of vegetable origin, which are nonconductors of electricity, have a vitreous fracture, and are soluble in ether, alcohol, and essential oils, but not in water; specif., pine resin (see Rosin).