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Resin vs Polyolefin - What's the difference?

resin | polyolefin |

As nouns the difference between resin and polyolefin

is that resin is (plant_secretion)A viscous hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly coniferous trees while polyolefin is a polymer (such as polyethylene) made by the polymerization of an olefin.

As a verb resin

is to apply resin.

resin

English

(wikipedia resin)

Noun

  • A viscous hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly coniferous trees.
  • Any of various yellowish viscous liquids or soft solids of plant origin; used in lacquers, varnishes and many other applications; chemically they are mostly hydrocarbons, often polycyclic.
  • Any synthetic compound of similar properties.

    • Derived terms

    * resinate * resinous

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to apply resin

    • Anagrams

    * * * * * ----

    polyolefin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia polyolefin) (en noun)
  • (chemistry) A polymer (such as polyethylene) made by the polymerization of an olefin
  • (chemistry) A polyene