Etymology

polyresin

P3O1L1Y4R1E1S1I1N1

Today it means: Any synthetic polymeric resin Full definition →

English resin ← Middle English resyn ← Old French résine
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Latinrēsīna
  6. Old Frenchrésine
  7. Middle Englishresyn
  8. Englishresin
  9. English todaypolyresin

From poly- + resin.

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