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Definition of Resinlike
1. Adjective. Resembling resin in properties or texture.
Definition of Resinlike
1. Adjective. Resembling a resin or some aspect of one. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Resinlike
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Resinlike
Literary usage of Resinlike
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Secondary Xylem of Hawaiian Trees by Forest Buffen Harkness Brown (1922)
"The rays are 1-2+ cells wide, thin-walled, and contain a resinlike substance.
... and with rounded lumina often filled with resinlike material. ..."
2. A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts by William Nicholson (1812)
"A portion of this resinlike substance, being mixed with liquid tartaric acid,
was subjected to distillation, but neither muriatic nor any other acid was ..."
3. A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts by William Nicholson (1810)
"The residuary liquid was therefore evaporated to the consistence of a soft
resinlike extract of a black colour; which had a suit with bitter taste. ..."
4. The Condensed Chemical Dictionary: A Reference Volume for All Requiring by Chemical Catalog Company, Inc (1920)
"Habitat: West Indies (Barbadoes and to blackish-brown, opaque, resinlike masses;
saffron-like odor; strongly bitter taste. ..."
5. Botanical Microtechnique: A Hand-book of Methods for the Preparation by A[lbrecht] Zimmermann (1893)
"... 349), a wholly amorphous, resinlike mass. It is insoluble in water, little
soluble in ether, chloroform, and benzine, but more so in alcohol. ..."
6. A Translation of the Pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians of by Royal College of Physicians of London, Richard Phillips (1837)
"It is a resinlike matter, which is obtained by digesting the colocynth in spirit,
and evaporation. It is extremely bitter and purgative ; more soluble in ..."
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