单词 | resinite |
释义 | resinite/ˈrɛzɪnʌɪt/ /ˈrɛz(ə)nʌɪt/noun 1 Mineralogy. Originally: (more fully quartz-resinite) a siliceous material of resinous or opaline appearance. In later use: fossilized resin, especially as a constituent (maceral) of coal, in which it typically occurs as elliptical or spindle-shaped bodies. 2 Chemistry. A synthetic resin produced by the condensation of phenol and formaldehyde. Compare resite. Now historical and rare. OriginEarly 19th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From resin + -ite. In sense 1 after French résinite, adjective (R. J. Haüy Traité de minéral. II. 433 in quartz résinite; the use as noun is apparently not paralleled until slightly later). |
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