Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Relating to, resembling, or containing resin.
  • noun A viscous substance extracted from a plant resin with a solvent, especially one used in perfumery.
  • noun A synthetic resin, especially a thermosetting resin.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Resembling resin.
  • noun A resinous substance, either a true resin or a mixture containing one.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Somewhat like resin.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Like resin.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a plastic containing resins

Etymologies

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resin +‎ -oid

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Examples

  • A resinoid of storax, fixed with tincture of labdanum (pressed from the fatty arteries of the rockrose), proved a sufficient camouflage for a walk around the block, but it had no more staying power than patchouli.

    La insistencia de Jürgen Fauth 2010

  • The oakmoss plays only a background role, where as the labdanum (an ambery, earthy and somewhat leather-like resinoid derived from the Mediterranean Rockrose bushes, which is an important component in most chypre perufmes) is the key to the warmth that Femme radiates throughout its beautiful and long skin-life (Femme lasts for over 12 hours on my skin – and this the Eau de Parfum concentration).

    Archive 2009-06-01 Ayala Sender 2009

  • The oakmoss plays only a background role, where as the labdanum (an ambery, earthy and somewhat leather-like resinoid derived from the Mediterranean Rockrose bushes, which is an important component in most chypre perufmes) is the key to the warmth that Femme radiates throughout its beautiful and long skin-life (Femme lasts for over 12 hours on my skin – and this the Eau de Parfum concentration).

    Femme is Two Women (at the least) Ayala Sender 2009

  • The oakmoss plays only a background role, where as the labdanum (an ambery, earthy and somewhat leather-like resinoid derived from the Mediterranean Rockrose bushes, which is an important component in most chypre perufmes) is the key to the warmth that Femme radiates throughout its beautiful and long skin-life (Femme lasts for over 12 hours on my skin – and this the Eau de Parfum concentration).

    Femme is Two Women (at the least) Ayala Sender 2009

  • The oakmoss plays only a background role, where as the labdanum (an ambery, earthy and somewhat leather-like resinoid derived from the Mediterranean Rockrose bushes, which is an important component in most chypre perufmes) is the key to the warmth that Femme radiates throughout its beautiful and long skin-life (Femme lasts for over 12 hours on my skin – and this the Eau de Parfum concentration).

    Archive 2009-06-01 Ayala Sender 2009

  • IFRA's position on oakmoss is clearly stated in the sentence that introduces their assessment regarding safe levels of use, "Oak moss extracts e.g. absolute, resinoid, concrete, etc. obtained from Evernia prunastri should not be used such that the level in consumer products exceeds 0.1%."

    Archive 2008-12-01 Michelle Krell Kydd 2008

  • IFRA's position on oakmoss is clearly stated in the sentence that introduces their assessment regarding safe levels of use, "Oak moss extracts e.g. absolute, resinoid, concrete, etc. obtained from Evernia prunastri should not be used such that the level in consumer products exceeds 0.1%."

    The Scoop on Miss Dior's Current Formulation Michelle Krell Kydd 2008

  • Galbanum is also a apparent, though more coumarin-like than the sharp green I am accustomed to find in this interesting resinoid.

    Villoresi's Vetiver Ayala Sender 2007

  • Galbanum is also a apparent, though more coumarin-like than the sharp green I am accustomed to find in this interesting resinoid.

    Archive 2007-03-01 Ayala Sender 2007

  • One of my most favourite scents – the gum resinoid from the rockrose is as close as plants can get to ambergris.

    Archive 2006-03-01 Ayala Sender 2006

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