rosin

ros·in (r

A translucent yellowish to dark brown resin derived from the stumps or sap of various pine trees and used to increase sliding friction, as on the bows of certain stringed instruments, and to manufacture a wide variety of products including varnishes, inks, linoleum, adhesives, and soldering compounds.

tr.v. ros·ined, ros·in·ing, ros·ins

To coat or rub with rosin.

[Middle English, variant of resin; see resin.]

rosin·y adj.

rosin [ˈrɒzɪn]

1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) Also called colophony a translucent brittle amber substance produced in the distillation of crude turpentine oleoresin and used esp in making varnishes, printing inks, and sealing waxes and for treating the bows of stringed instruments

2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) (not in technical usage) another name for resin [1]

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) (tr) to treat or coat with rosin

[variant of resin]

rosiny adj

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	rosin - any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules resin East India kino, Malabar kino, kino gum - reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical natural resin - a plant exudate synthetic resin - a resin having a polymeric structure; especially a resin in the raw state; used chiefly in plastics
Verb	1.	rosin - rub rosin onto; "rosin the violin bow" rub - move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"

Translations

rosin [ˈrɒzɪn] N → colofonia f

rosin

n → Harz nt, → Kolophonium nt (esp Mus)

vt → mit Harz or Kolophonium behandeln

rosin

n rosin [ˈrozin]

the hardened resin of some trees, used on the bows of stringed musical instruments. hars راتينْج القَلْفونِيَّه: مادَّة صِمْغيَّه дървесна смола kalafuna hård harpiks das Harz,das Kolophonium ρητινέλαιο colofonia kampol رزین hartsi colophane שָׂרַף गंधराल, रोजिन डामर kolofonij gyanta damar harpeis colofonia ロジン 로진, 송진 kanifolija kolofonijs damar hars hard harpiks kalafonia resina sacâz канифоль prírodná živica; kalafuna kolofonija stvrdnuta smola harts, kolofonium ชันสน reçine 松香 каніфоль تارپین کی تلچھٹ colophan, loại nhựa dùng cho các đàn dây 松香

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abietic acid bag baseball equipment colophony East India kino Grafting wax hurdy-gurdy kino gum linoleum malabar kino natural resin oil organic compound raisin resin resinous retinol rosin bag rosin oil	The Parsee, leading the others, noiselessly crept through the wood, and in ten minutes they found themselves on the banks of a small stream, whence, by the light of the rosin torches, they perceived a pyre of wood, on the top of which lay the embalmed body of the rajah, which was to be burned with his wife. Around The World In Eighty Days by Verne, Jules View in context When all the keeper's goods were flung upon this costly pile, to the last fragment, they smeared it with the pitch, and tar, and rosin they had brought, and sprinkled it with turpentine. Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context Our carpenter being prepared to grave the outside of the ship, as well as to pay the seams where he had caulked her to stop the leaks, had got two kettles just let down into the boat, one filled with boiling pitch, and the other with rosin, tallow, and oil, and such stuff as the shipwrights use for that work; and the man that attended the carpenter had a great iron ladle in his hand, with which he supplied the men that were at work with the hot stuff. The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Defoe, Daniel View in context	rosette Roseville Rosewall rosewater rosewood rosewood tree Roseworm Rosewort Rosh Chodesh Rosh Hashana Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashona Rosh Hashonah Rosh Hodesh roshi Rosicrucian Rosicrucianism rosid dicot family rosid dicot genus Rosidae Rosie Lee Rosied Rosier rosilla Rosily rosin rosin bag rosin oil Rosinante rosiner Rosiness rosinweed Rosiny rosita Roskilde Rosland Rosmarine Rosmarinus Rosmarinus officinalis Rosminianism Rosolic ROSPA Ross Ross and Cromarty Ross Dependency Ross Ice Shelf Ross Island Ross Sea Ross's gull Rossbach Rossel	Rosicrucianism Rosicrucians Rosicrucians rosid dicot family rosid dicot genus Rosidae Rosidae ROSIDS Rosie Rosie Rosie Lee Rosie the Riveter Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historic Park Rosied rosier rosier rosier rosier rosieresite rosiest rosiest rosiest Rosiglitazone Rosiglitazone Effects on Cognition for Adults in Later Life Rosiglitazone maleate rosilla Rosillo rosily rosily rosily rosin Rosin acid Rosin acids rosin bag rosin essence rosin ester rosin joint Rosin Mildly Activated rosin oil rosin oil rosin size rosin tin Rosin, Samuil Rosin, Samuil Izrailevich rosin-core solder rosin-extended rubber Rosin-Rammler-Sperling-Bennet-Weillbull Rosin-Rammler-Sperling-Weibull Rosina Rosinante Rosinante rosined rosined rosined rosiner rosiness rosiness rosiness Rosing Rosing Rosing

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raisin
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retinol
rosin bag
rosin oil

The Parsee, leading the others, noiselessly crept through the wood, and in ten minutes they found themselves on the banks of a small stream, whence, by the light of the rosin torches, they perceived a pyre of wood, on the top of which lay the embalmed body of the rajah, which was to be burned with his wife.

Around The World In Eighty Days by Verne, Jules View in context

When all the keeper's goods were flung upon this costly pile, to the last fragment, they smeared it with the pitch, and tar, and rosin they had brought, and sprinkled it with turpentine.

Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context

Our carpenter being prepared to grave the outside of the ship, as well as to pay the seams where he had caulked her to stop the leaks, had got two kettles just let down into the boat, one filled with boiling pitch, and the other with rosin, tallow, and oil, and such stuff as the shipwrights use for that work; and the man that attended the carpenter had a great iron ladle in his hand, with which he supplied the men that were at work with the hot stuff.

The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Defoe, Daniel View in context

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