What does resinous mean?
Resinous means Of or relating to resin..
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Of or relating to resin..
Resin, pitch, sealing-wax, caoutchouc, sulphur, gutta-percha, and generally all bodies commonly termed resinous, besides a great variety of others, will be found to acquire, after friction, the power of attracting light bodies, and hence will be said, according to a limitation of terms already accepted, to be in an electrized or electrified state .
Use resinous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Resinous means Of or relating to resin..
Common synonyms include resinlike, resiny, resinaceous, resinous.
Possible antonyms include nonresinous, runny, watery, vitreous.
Resin, pitch, sealing-wax, caoutchouc, sulphur, gutta-percha, and generally all bodies commonly termed resinous, besides a great variety of others, will be found to acquire, after friction, the power of attracting light bodies, and hence will be said, according to a limitation of terms already accepted, to be in an electrized or electrified state .
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