resinous

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French résineux; cf. Latin resinosus. By surface analysis, resin +‎ -ous.

Adjective

resinous (comparative more resinous, superlative most resinous)

1. Of or relating to resin.

   Synonym: resinaceous

2. (physics, dated) Negative (of electric charge).

   Antonym: vitreous

Derived terms

• resinously
• resinousness

Translations

of or pertaining to resin

• Bulgarian: смолист (bg) (smolist)
• Catalan: resinós (ca)
• Finnish: pihkainen
• Ingrian: pihkain, ruakas
• Irish: roisíneach
• Italian: resinoso (it)
• Latin: rēsīnōsus
• Polish: żywiczny (pl), żywicowy (pl)
• Romanian: rășinos (ro)
• Russian: смоли́стый (ru) (smolístyj)
• Spanish: resinoso
• Swedish: kådig
• Turkish: çıralı (tr)

Anagrams

• neurosis, seniours