thermoplastic thermoplastic resin | a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled |
acrylic acrylic resin acrylate resin | a glassy thermoplastic, can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives |
thermosetting compositions thermosetting resin | a material that hardens when heated and cannot be remolded |
acaroid resin accaroid resin accroides accroides resin accroides gum gum accroides | an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees, used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper |
allyl resin | a resin derived from allyl alcohol that hardens when cured, used as an adhesive |
amino plastic aminoplast amino resin | a plastic (synthetic resin) made from amino compounds, used as an adhesive and as a coating for paper and textiles |
cannabin cannabis resin | a resin obtained from the hemp plant, thought to be the active narcotic agent in marijuana |
coumarone-indene resin coumarone resin | a thermoplastic resin obtained by polymerization of indene and coumarone, used in coatings and paint and asphalt tile |
resin rosin | any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules |
natural resin | a plant exudate |
urea-formaldehyde resin | a clear thermosetting resin made from urea and formaldehyde and used in electrical fittings, adhesives, and finishes |
kauri kauri copal kauri resin kauri gum | resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand, found usually as a fossil, also collected for making varnishes and linoleum |
dammar gum dammar damar dammar resin | any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis, especially the amboyna pine |
gum resin | a mixture of resin and gum |
synthetic resin | a resin having a polymeric structure, especially a resin in the raw state, used chiefly in plastics |
alkyd alkyd resin | a durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and paints |
phenolic resin phenolic phenoplast | a thermosetting resin |
epoxy epoxy resin epoxy glue | a thermosetting resin, used chiefly in strong adhesives and coatings and laminates |
melamine resin | a thermosetting resin formed from melamine and an aldehyde, used in molded products, adhesives, and coatings |
silicone resin | a polymeric silicone compound |
vinyl polymer vinyl resin polyvinyl resin | a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group |