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  2. Resin - Wikipedia

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    A resin is a solid or highly viscous liquid that can be converted into a polymer. [1] Resins may be biological or synthetic in origin, but are typically harvested from plants. Resins are mixtures of organic compounds, and predominantly terpenes. Well known resins include amber, hashish, frankincense, myrrh and the animal-derived resin, shellac.

  3. Lac - Wikipedia

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    Lac (resin), a resinous substance produced by insects Shellac, the processed form of this resin; Lac, French for lake (body of water) lác, an element in Anglo-Saxon names meaning "fight, play" Lac, a character in Arthurian romance, father of Erec; LAC, the ICAO operator designator for Lockheed Corporation (Lockheed Aircraft Corporation ...

  4. Rosin - Wikipedia

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    Rosin (/ ˈ r ɒ z ɪ n /), also known as colophony or Greek pitch (Latin: pix graeca), is a resinous material obtained from pine trees and other plants, mostly conifers.The primary components of rosin are diterpenoids, i.e., C 20 carboxylic acids.

  5. Polyester resin - Wikipedia

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    This type of resin is known as a Nadic resin and is referred to as a poor man's Ortho, due to sharing many similar properties of an Ortho resin along with the extremely low cost of DCPD raw material. In another process, maleic anhydride is first opened with water or another alcohol to form maleic acid and is then reacted with DCPD where an ...

  6. Lac (resin) - Wikipedia

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    The word lac is derived from the Sanskrit word lākshā '(लाक्षा) representing the number 100 thousand, which was used for both the lac insect (because of their enormous number) and the scarlet resinous secretion it produces that was used as wood finish, lacquerware, skin cosmetic, ornaments and dye for wool and silk in ancient India and neighbouring areas.

  7. Bdellium - Wikipedia

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    Bdellium / ˈ d ɛ l i əm / (also bdellion or false myrrh [1]) is a semi-transparent oleo-gum resin extracted from Commiphora wightii plants, and from Commiphora africana trees growing in sub-saharan Africa. [citation needed] According to Pliny the best quality came from Bactria. Other named sources for the resin are India, Pakistan, Arabia ...

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  9. Category:Hindi words and phrases - Wikipedia

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    This category is not for articles about concepts and things but only for articles about the words themselves.Please keep this category purged of everything that is not actually an article about a word or phrase.