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resin
resin any of a class of amorphous solids or semisolids. Resins are found in nature and are chiefly of vegetable origin. They are typically light yellow to dark brown in color; tasteless; odorless or faintly aromatic; translucent or transparent; brittle, fracturing like glass; and flammable, burning... Read more
epoxy resins
epoxy resins group of synthetic resins used to make plastics and adhesives. These materials are noted for their versatility, but their relatively high cost has limited their use. High resistance to chemicals and outstanding adhesion, durability, and toughness have made them valuable as coatings. ... Read more
balm
balm name for any balsam resin and for several plants, e.g., the bee balm . ... Read more
Canada balsam
Canada balsam yellow, oily, resinous exudation obtained from the balsam fir . It is an oleoresin (see resin ) with a pleasant odor but a biting taste. It is a turpentine rather than a true balsam. On standing, the essential oil in Canada balsam evaporates, leaving behind the resin as a hard, tr... Read more
mastic
mastic resin obtained from the small mastic tree Pistacia lentiscus (of the sumac family), found chiefly in Mediterranean countries. When the bark of the tree is injured, the resin exudes in drops. It is transparent and pale yellow to green in color. Mastic is used chiefly in making varnish b... Read more
bdellium
bdellium , aromatic gum resin obtained from trees of the genus Commiphora ( Balsamodendron of the incense-tree family). It is similar to myrrh. Bdellium is used in medicines and perfumes. ... Read more
balsam
balsam , fragrant resin obtained from various trees. The true balsams are semisolid and insoluble in water, but they are soluble in alcohol and partly so in hydrocarbons. They contain benzoic or cinnamic acid; these include Peru balsam and tolu balsam (both obtained from varieties of the South Ame... Read more
melamine
melamine , common name for 2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine. Melamine is a trimer (see polymer ) of cyanamide, H 2 NC[triple bond]N, and is synthesized from calcium carbide. It condenses with formaldehyde to give a thermosetting resin . Melamine resins have many uses, including the manufacture of pla... Read more
benzine
benzine , colorless, highly flammable liquid. It is used as a cleaning agent because it is a solvent for organic substances such as fats, oils, and resins and is also used in the preparation of certain dyes and paints. Benzine is a mixture of hydrocarbons, chiefly alkanes such as pentane and hexane.... Read more
gum
gum term commonly applied to any of a wide variety of colloidal substances somewhat similar in appearance and general characteristics, exuded by or extracted from plants. In this classification, however, many substances that are not true gums are included, among them many resins , so-called gum re... Read more

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Resins
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science Resins Historically, the term resin has been applied...synthetically. Strictly speaking, however, resins are complex mixtures, whereas gums are...to synthetic polymers. The term natural resins usually refers to plant products consisting...
SIC 3087 Custom Compounding of Purchased Plastics Resins
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries ...3087CUSTOM COMPOUNDING OF PURCHASED PLASTICS RESINS This category covers establishments primarily...custom compounding of purchased plastics resins. For more information related to this...SIC 2821: Plastic Materials, Synthetic Resins, and Nonvulcanizable Elastomers. Custom...
epoxy resins
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition epoxy resins group of synthetic resins used to make plastics and adhesives. These materials are noted...on metals, construction materials, and most other synthetic resins. They are strong enough to be used in place of rivets and welds...
SIC 2821 Plastic Materials and Resins
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries SIC 2821PLASTIC MATERIALS AND RESINS The plastic materials and resins industry is comprised of companies primarily engaged in manufacturing various resins and plastics for sale to other industries that create plastic sheets, rods, films, and...
Ion Exchange
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...another of similar charge. Ion exchange resins are solids containing strongly bonded...Common materials for these ion exchange resins are styrene and divinylbenzene. Molecules...ion exchange with an ion in solution. Resins that are only slightly cross-linked...
resin
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...class of amorphous solids or semisolids. Resins are found in nature and are chiefly of...flammable, burning with a smoky flame. Resins are soluble in alcohol, ether, and many...mixtures of organic acids and esters. Resins are generally classified according to...
gum
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...are not true gums are included, among them many resins , so-called gum resins, and such substances as frankincense, myrrh...emollient. Gum senegal is very similar. Among the gum resins (mixtures of gums and resins) are ammoniac , asafetida...
SIC 5162 Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries ...sheeting, rods, tubes, and synthetic resins. NAICS Code(s) 422610 (Plastics Materials...7 million in sales. Still others included resins with sales of $24.9 million; plastics resins with sales of $8.7 million; synthetic...
plastic
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...protein, but are more commonly synthetic resins. In either case, the binder materials...naturally occurring polymer. Synthetic resins are polymerized, or built up, from small...and pressure are reapplied. See epoxy resins ; polyacrylics ; polycarbonates ; polyethylene...
adhesive
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...important; they include natural gums and resins , mucilage , and starch and starch derivatives...special properties are prepared from synthetic resins. Some synthetic adhesives, such as the epoxy resins, are strong enough to be used in construction...

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resins, ion‐exchange
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition resins, ion‐exchange See ion‐exchange resins .
resin
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists ...particularly as a constituent of varnish . Resins are secreted by many trees and plants...identify, but they include both soft resins from living trees (such as mastic, dammar...balsam, and turpentine ), and hard fossil resins (such as copal and amber). Resins can...
Pelletier, Pierre-Joseph
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...scientific efforts, mostly concerned with the analysis of gum resins and coloring matter in plants, culminated in 1817 with a brilliant...in this work was Francois Magendie. The investigation of gum resins, begun by Pelletier in a report on opopanax in 1811, was followed...
Petrochemical Industry
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...replaced coal as the country's chief fuel. And plastic was the primary reason. Originally, most plastics were made from the resins of plant matter. But it wasn't long before plastics were developed from petrochemicals. The packaging industry, the leading...
Baekeland Leo Hendrik
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...x201D; He distinguished three stages of reaction, with a soluble intermediate product. Manufacture of Bakelite resins started in 1907; by 1930, the Bakelite Corporation occupied a 128-acre plant at Bound Brook, New Jersey. In 1914, Baekeland...
thermoplastic
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...unvoicedth]ərməˈplastik / Chem. • adj. denoting substances (esp. synthetic resins) that become plastic on heating and harden on cooling and are able to repeat these processes. Often contrasted with thermosetting...
polymer
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...entirely of a large number of similar units bonded together, e.g., many synthetic organic materials used as plastics and resins. DERIVATIVES: pol·y·mer·ic / ˌpäləˈmerik / adj.
alkyd
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English al·kyd / ˈalkid / • n. Chem. any of a group of synthetic polyester resins derived from various alcohols and acids, used in paints and adhesives.
incense
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible incense The term is used of those woods and resins which give off a pleasant smell when burnt. Frankincense , or olibanum, is made from the resin of trees in southern Arabia...
urea
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology ...the urea cycle . Urea is synthesized industrially from ammonia and carbon dioxide for use in urea–formaldehyde resins and pharmaceuticals, as a source of nonprotein nitrogen for ruminant livestock, and as a nitrogen fertilizer.

Thesaurus entries related to "resins"

permeate
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...penetrate, pass through, percolate through, perfuse, charge, suffuse, steep, impregnate, inform.   2. these resins are able to permeate the timber synonyms : soak through, penetrate, seep through, saturate, transfuse, percolate through...

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Resins directory.
Magazine article from: Coatings World; 7/1/2003; 700+ words ; ...E-mail: cheminfo@apci.com Web site: www.airproducts.com Resins offered: acrylic resins, acrylic-styrene emulsions, emulsions, epoxy hardeners, epoxy resins, urethane/polyurethane resins, vinyl resins * Akzo Nobel Resins...
Resins suppliers directory.(Directory)
Magazine article from: Coatings World; 7/1/2007; 700+ words ; Here is a look at the latest offerings from resins suppliers. For more information on the products...alberdingkusa.com Web: www.alberdingkusa.com Resins offered: acrylic resins, acrylicstyrene emulsions, crosslinking resins...
Vianova Resins: profile of a dynamic company.(Company Profile)
Magazine article from: Ink & Print; 3/22/1996; 700+ words ; Vianova Resins is a company in the Hoechst group. Since...Hoechst activities involving polycondensate resins for coatings, printing inks and technical...applications have been combined in Vianova Resins GmbH. This move allows the setting up...
Resins.(Directory)(Directory)
Magazine article from: Coatings World; 12/1/2005; 700+ words ; RESINS ACRYLIC RESINS Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Air Products Polymers, L.P. Alberdingk...Lanxess Corporation Lintech International Lucite Int'l Spec. Poly. & Resins Nacan Products Limited NeoResins, Inc. Noveon Performance Coatings...
Resins are supplying the pressure: paint and coatings makers face a tough year ahead as resin suppliers continue to push for further price hikes.(International Coatings Scene: EUROPE)
Magazine article from: Coatings World; 2/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; Manufacturers of coatings resins in Europe are continuing to push for...increasing supplies to a market like coatings resins where companies have less opportunity...polycarbonate market than the coatings resins sector. As a result some companies...
Resins and base polymers.
Magazine article from: Adhesives & Sealants Industry; 5/1/2004; 700+ words ; INTRODUCTION TO RESINS The term resin comes from resinous, the...derivatives form the oldest group of tackifier resins. The term resin is sometimes used to...the description used here for tackifier resins as follows: * Low molecular weight...
Resins Roll Along.(industry trends)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Chemical Week; 3/21/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...amp;A IS GOING AT A HEALTHY clip among resins producers, especially the waterborne...an offer for the majority of Hercules' resins business. Dow Chemical strengthened its...Epoxy (Kumi, Korea) and acquired epoxy resins maker Gurit-Essex (Wattwil, Switzerland...
RESINS AND BASE POLYMERS.(listing of companies by categories)(Illustration)
Magazine article from: Adhesives & Sealants Industry; 12/1/2000; 700+ words ; Acrylic Resins Ethylene-acrylic ester copolymers ATOFINA...Products and Chemicals, Inc. Akzo Nobel Resins Ashland Distribution Co., Industrial...Saiden Technologies Solutia Inc., Resins & Additives Specialty Polymers, Inc...
New generation resins for printing inks.
Magazine article from: Ink & Print; 6/22/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...recognized very quickly that conventional resins and gelling techniques would probably...of how to assess the performance of resins and characterise them under conditions...measuring the rheological performance of hard resins, varnishes and printing inks. Performance...
Hard resins in solution - the future?
Magazine article from: Ink & Print; 6/22/1997; 700+ words ; ...has proven too great. For Akzo Nobel Resins in the southern Dutch town of Bergen op...beginning of a new era as a supplier of hard resins in solution. As one of Europe's first operational providers of printing ink resins in this form, the Akzo Nobel business...