## Meanings
1. A sticky substance produced by some trees and plants, used in varnishes, glues, and other products.
2. A synthetic material with similar properties, used in plastics, coatings, and crafts.

## Examples
- Pine trees produce a sticky resin that hardens in the air.
- The artist set the flowers in clear resin to make jewellery.

## Derived Forms
- azuresin
- glucoresin
- glycoresin
- historesin
- nonresin
- oleoresin
- polyresin
- resinaceous
- resinate
- resiner
- resinic
- resinicolous

## Related Forms
- rosin

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: resyn
- Root: résine
- Root: resīna

## Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῥητῑ́νη (rhētī́nē)bor. Latin rēsīnader. Old French résinebor. Middle English resyn English resin From Middle English resyn, resyne, from Old French résine, from Latin resīna. Doublet of rosin.

## AI Etymology
Resin: The etymological chain runs Ancient Greek ῥητῑ́νη (rhētī́nē) -> Latin rēsīna -> Old French résine -> Middle English resyn -> English resin. From Middle English resyn, resyne, from Old French résine, from Latin resīna. Doublet of rosin. Important historical forms include Middle English resyn, Old French résine, and Latin resīna. In present-day use, it can mean a sticky substance produced by some trees and plants, used in varnishes, glues, and other products, or a synthetic material with similar properties, used in plastics, coatings, and crafts.

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