resin acid
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Resin acid — Resin acids are protectants and wood preservatives that are produced by parenchymatous epithelial cells that surround the resin ducts in trees from temperate coniferous forests. The resin acids are formed when two and three carbon molecules… … Wikipedia
resin acid — noun : any of the acids (as abietic acid or pimaric acid) found free or in the form of esters in rosin, other natural resins, and tall oil and used chiefly in the form of salts (as sodium resinate or metallic soaps) … Useful english dictionary
Resin soap — is a mix of salts (usually sodium) of resin acids (usually mainly abietic acid). It is a yellow gelatinous pasty soap with use in bleaching and cleaning and as a compound of some varnishes. It also finds use in rubber industry.Resin soap is made… … Wikipedia
Resin — Not to be confused with rosin, a particular type of resin. This article is about the plant secretion. For other uses, see Resin (disambiguation). Insect trapped in resin … Wikipedia
Resin identification code — Sorted household plastic waiting to be hauled away for reprocessing … Wikipedia
Resin, bile acid — Bile acid resins are substances that bind in the intestines with bile acids that contain cholesterol and are then eliminated in the stool. The major effect of bile acid resins is to lower LDL cholesterol by about 10 to 20 percent. Small doses of… … Medical dictionary
Acid mine drainage — Yellow boy in a stream receiving acid drainage from surface coal mining. Acid mine drainage (AMD), or acid rock drainage (ARD), refers to the outflow of acidic water from (usually abandoned) metal mines or coal mines. However, other areas where… … Wikipedia
resin — 1. An amorphous brittle substance consisting of the hardened secretion of a number of plants, probably derived from a volatile oil and similar to a stearoptene. 2. SYN: rosin. 3. A precipitate formed by the addition of water to certain tinctures … Medical dictionary
acid-etch technique — a technique for bonding resin based materials to the enamel of teeth; it is used to retain and seal the margins of filling, to retain brackets of fixed orthodontic appliance, and to retain resin based fissure sealant and adhesive bridges. A… … Medical dictionary
acid-etch technique — a technique for bonding resin based materials to the enamel of teeth; it is used to retain and seal the margins of fillings, to retain brackets of fixed orthodontic appliances, and to retain resin based fissure sealants and adhesive bridges. A… … The new mediacal dictionary
