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NALT Full

Preferred term

resins

Type

Product

Definition

Solid, semisolid, or pseudosolid resin—An organic material that has an indefinite and often high molecular weight, exhibits a tendency to flow when subjected to stress, usually has a softening or melting range, and usually fractures conchoidally. (2) Liquid resin—an organic polymeric liquid that, when converted to its final state for use, becomes a resin.
Source: Forest Products Laboratory. 2010. Wood handbook - Wood as an engineering material. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-190. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

products and commodities

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Synonyms

dragon's blood

In other languages

resinas

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/576

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