resinate
resinate verb: to treat a container with resin, e.g. by impregnation in order to impart flavour, typically of wine, and to provide a tighter seal on the container.
Verb
resinate (third-person singular simple present resinates, present participle resinating, simple past and past participle resinated)
- To treat a container with resin, e.g. by impregnation in order to impart flavour, typically of wine, and to provide a tighter seal on the container.
- Pitch could be used to resinate wine barrels (4.6.2), among other things.2018, Duane W. Roller, A Historical and Topographical Guide to the Geography of Strabo, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
Noun
resinate (plural resinates)
- Any salt of a resin acid.
Forms of resinate
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | resinates |
| present participle | resinating |
| past participle | resinated |
| past | resinated |
| Noun | |
| plural | resinates |
Origin of resinate
From resin + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
From resin acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Words formed from resinate
Questions about resinate
- What does resinate mean?
- Resinate means to treat a container with resin, e.g. by impregnation in order to impart flavour, typically of wine, and to provide a tighter seal on the container.
- What part of speech is resinate?
- Resinate can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of resinate?
- The past tense of resinate is resinated.
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