noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any salt of a resin acid.

Verb

1. 1
   To treat a container with resin, e.g. by impregnation in order to impart flavour, typically of wine, and to provide a tighter seal on the container. transitive

   "Pitch could be used to resinate wine barrels (4.6.2), among other things."

2. 2
   impregnate with resin to give a special flavor to wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

gumplasticresin

Example

More examples

"Pitch could be used to resinate wine barrels (4.6.2), among other things."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From resin + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Etymology 2

From resin acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Related phrases

resin acid

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