colophony
colophony noun: rosin; the residue left after the distillation of oil of turpentine from liquid resin, used in pharmaceutical preparations, soldering fluxes, and by violinists.
Noun
colophony (usually uncountable, plural colophonies)
- Rosin; the residue left after the distillation of oil of turpentine from liquid resin, used in pharmaceutical preparations, soldering fluxes, and by violinists.
- This resin or turpentine is a very interesting and peculiar substance, or rather series of substances. It is valuable because tar, pitch, rosin, and colophony are obtained by distilling it.1907, G. F. Scott Elliot, The Romance of Plant Life
colophony meaning in Tamil and Bengali
colophony in Tamil
- விவரணம், நூல்
colophony in Bengali
- পাইন গাছের রজন
Forms of colophony
| plural | colophonies |
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Origin of colophony
From Latin colophonia (“of Colophon”) resina (“resin”); named after the Ionic city of Colophon, which was known for producing hardened resin.
Words formed from colophony
Questions about colophony
- What does colophony mean?
- Colophony means rosin; the residue left after the distillation of oil of turpentine from liquid resin, used in pharmaceutical preparations, soldering fluxes, and by violinists.
- What is colophony in Tamil?
- Colophony in Tamil is விவரணம், நூல். See Colophony meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is colophony?
- Colophony is a noun.
- What is the plural of colophony?
- The plural of colophony is colophonies.
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