polyresin

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noun

Any synthetic polymeric resin

OriginEnglish resin ← Middle English resyn ← Old French résine →
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Meanings

nounpolyresin (plural polyresins)

plural polyresins

  1. Any synthetic polymeric resin

Origin

  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. Englishpolyresin

From poly- + resin.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

isoprenyl
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APA

polyresin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyresin

MLA

“polyresin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyresin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyresin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyresin.

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