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Definition of Resinous

1. Adjective. Having the characteristics of pitch or tar.

Definition of Resinous

1. a. Of or pertaining to resin; of the nature of resin; resembling or obtained from resin.

Definition of Resinous

1. Adjective. Of, or pertaining to, resin. ¹

2. Adjective. (context: physics dated) negative (of electric charge) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Resinous

1. resembling resin [adj]

Medical Definition of Resinous

1. 1. Of or pertaining to resin; of the nature of resin; resembling or obtained from resin. 2. Resinous electricity, electricity which is exited by rubbing bodies of the resinous kind. See: Negative electricity, under Negative. Origin: L. Resinous: cf. F. Resineux. (10 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Resinous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1905)
"Vessels not predominant: at first very numerous and very resinous, ... resinous wood parenchyma cells numerous throughout; associated with vessels and ..."

2. A Treatise on human physiology by John Call Dalton (1859)
"Instead of calling them, consequently, glyko-cholate and tauro-cholate of soda, we shall speak of them simply as the " crystalline" and " resinous" biliary ..."

3. A Treatise on human physiology by John Call Dalton (1861)
"Instead of calling them, consequently, glyko-cholat and tauro-cholate of soda, we shall speak of them simply as the "crystalline" and "resinous" biliary ..."

4. A Treatise on human physiology by John Call Dalton (1864)
"Instead of calling them, consequently, glyko-cholate and tauro cholate of soda, we shall speak of them simply as the " crystalline" and " resinous" biliary ..."

5. A Text Book of the Principles of Physics by Alfred Daniell (1884)
"Vitreous and resinous electricities are thus found to bear to one another the same relation as positive and negative quantities in algebra, and by a purely ..."

6. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"Buds not or little resinous. c. Buds very resinous 40. virginiana D. Hue of Ivs. dark bluish green. .32. echinata BB. Branchlets not glaucous, c. ..."

7. A System of Natural Philosophy: In which the Principles of Mechanics by John Lee Comstock (1831)
"... being obtained from glass, and the resinous from wax, and other resinous substances. Dr. Franklin's theory is by far the most simple, and will account ..."

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