colophony

[ kol-uh-foh-nee, kuh-lof-uh-nee ]

/ ˈkɒl əˌfoʊ ni, kəˈlɒf ə ni /

noun

rosin.

Origin of colophony

1300–50; Middle English colofonie (<Anglo-French ) <Latin Colophōnia (rēsina) (resin) of Colophon <Greek Kolophōnía, feminine of Kolophṓnios, equivalent to Kolophṓn Colophon + -ios adj. suffix; see -y³

Words nearby colophony

colony-stimulating factor, colopexostomy, colopexy, colophon, Colophonian, colophony, coloplication, coloproctitis, coloproctostomy, coloptosis, colopuncture

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Example sentences from the Web for colophony

Colophony, kol-of′o-ni, n. the dark-coloured resin got from the distillation of turpentine with water.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
The portion of common resin or colophony which is the least soluble in cold and somewhat dilute alcohol.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
Colophony, 462 has been placed in correct alphabetical order in the index.
Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed.|Pierre Joseph Macquer
It is valuable because tar, pitch, rosin, and colophony are obtained by distilling it.
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott Elliot

The colophene hydrocarbons, formula (C20H32), represented by colophony.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

British Dictionary definitions for colophony

colophony

/ (kɒˈlɒfənɪ) /

noun

another name for rosin (def. 1)

Word Origin for colophony

C14: from Latin Colophōnia rēsina resin from Colophon

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单词	colophony
释义	colophony [ kol-uh-foh-nee, kuh-lof-uh-nee ] / ˈkɒl əˌfoʊ ni, kəˈlɒf ə ni / noun rosin. Origin of colophony 1300–50; Middle English colofonie (<Anglo-French ) <Latin Colophōnia (rēsina) (resin) of Colophon <Greek Kolophōnía, feminine of Kolophṓnios, equivalent to Kolophṓn Colophon + -ios adj. suffix; see -y³ Words nearby colophony colony-stimulating factor, colopexostomy, colopexy, colophon, Colophonian, colophony, coloplication, coloproctitis, coloproctostomy, coloptosis, colopuncture Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for colophony Colophony, kol-of′o-ni, n. the dark-coloured resin got from the distillation of turpentine with water. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various The portion of common resin or colophony which is the least soluble in cold and somewhat dilute alcohol. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley Colophony, 462 has been placed in correct alphabetical order in the index. Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed.\|Pierre Joseph Macquer It is valuable because tar, pitch, rosin, and colophony are obtained by distilling it. The Romance of Plant Life\|G. F. Scott Elliot The colophene hydrocarbons, formula (C20H32), represented by colophony. Poisons: Their Effects and Detection\|Alexander Wynter Blyth British Dictionary definitions for colophony colophony / (kɒˈlɒfənɪ) / noun another name for rosin (def. 1) Word Origin for colophony C14: from Latin Colophōnia rēsina resin from Colophon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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