| acrylic | a synthetic fabric |
| acrylic acrylic paint | used especially by artists |
| lacquer | a hard glossy coating |
nail polish
nail enamel
nail varnish | a cosmetic lacquer that dries quickly and that is applied to the nails to color them or make them shiny |
| shellac shellac varnish | a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol, used to finish wood |
| varnish | a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface |
Chinese parasol tree
Chinese parasol
Japanese varnish tree phoenix tree
Firmiana simplex | deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods |
varnish tree lacquer tree
Chinese lacquer tree
Japanese lacquer tree
Japanese varnish tree Japanese sumac
Toxicodendron vernicifluum
Rhus verniciflua | small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained |
| candlenut varnish tree Aleurites moluccana | large tree native to southeastern Asia, the nuts yield oil used in varnishes, nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles |
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 |
| lacquer | a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish |
| melamine resin | a thermosetting resin formed from melamine and an aldehyde, used in molded products, adhesives, and coatings |
acrylic fiber
acrylic | polymerized from acrylonitrile |
propenoic acid
acrylic acid | an unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of acrylic resins |
| silicone resin | a polymeric silicone compound |
vinyl polymer
vinyl resin
polyvinyl resin | a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group |
varnish
seal | cover with varnish |
| lacquer | coat with lacquer, A lacquered box from China |