A resin used mainly in varnishes and lacquer, obtained from plants in the genus Xanthorrhoea.

(organic chemistry) Any of many thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers or copolymers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, esters of these acids, or acrylonitrile; used in paint and many plastics.

any synthetic material, such as polyethylene, that can be molded when hot but becomes hard on cooling

(chemistry) any thermosetting resin, such as Formica, manufactured from melamine and an aldehyde, used to make surface coatings etc

(organic chemistry) Any of many terpenoid acids produced by the resin ducts of conifers.

plural of resin acid

(chemistry) Any resinous plastic manufactured by the polymerization of a vinyl monomer

A mixture of gum and resin secreted by a plant.

Any of a class of polyether resins, used for coatings, adhesives and foam.

(organic chemistry) Any of a range of thermosetting plastics made by reaction of a phenol with formaldehyde