resinous

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These "Amberlite" resins are now made in quantity by Resinous Products & Chemical Co. of Philadelphia under patents owned by the British Government.

From Time Magazine Archive

Philadelphia's Resinous Products and Chemical Co. got a chemical plant for $103,000.

From Time Magazine Archive

Resinous matters are mentioned by various writers as injurious ingredients of peat, but I find no evidence that this notion is well-founded.

From Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel by Johnson, Samuel W. (Samuel William)

Resinous woods such as pine and fir distilled with steam give turpentine and rosin.

From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.

Resinous Electricity.—The kind of electricity produced upon a resinous substances such as sealing wax, resin, shellac, rubber or amber when rubbed with wool or fur.

From Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications by Hawkins, Nehemiah