resinographyn.
/ˌrɛzᵻˈnɒɡrəfi/, /ˌrɛzˈnɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ˌrɛzəˈnɑɡrəfi/ Now rare.
The study of the morphology, internal structure, and related properties of synthetic resins.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > synthetic resin > study of
resinography1946
1946 T. G. Rochow & R. L. Gilbert in J. J. Mattiello Protective & Decorative Coatings V. v. 476 Resinography, as the name implies, is the graphic study of resins. The term is proposed by the authors to serve as an analogue of metallography and mineralography.
1961 G. L. Clark Encycl. Microsc. 527/1 Demonstration of macromolecular boundaries is the least developed and most difficult part of resinography.
1990 Analyt. Chem. 62 433R/1 He reviewed the use and teaching of light microscopy in resinography.
Derivatives
resiˈnographer n. [ < resin n. + -ographer comb. form, after resinography n.] an expert or specialist in resinography.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > synthetic resin > study of > one who
resinographer1946
1946 T. G. Rochow & R. L. Gilbert in J. J. Mattiello Protective & Decorative Coatings V. v. 484 The resinographer must explain that the effect of magnetite on electrical and other properties should be considered.
1994 T. G. Rochow & P. A. Tucker Introd. Microsc. (ed. 2) iv. 61 Resinographers are experienced in using reflected light, while biologists are more experienced in using transmitted light.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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