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noun
Any salt of a resin acid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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verb
To treat a container with resin, e.g. by impregnation in order to impart flavour, typically of wine, and to provide a tighter seal on the container.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
impregnate with resin to give a special flavor to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: season, flavor, flavour
History
From resin acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῥητῑ́νη (rhētī́nē)bor. Latin rēsīnader. Old French résinebor. Middle English resyn English resin Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English resinate From resin + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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