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n. - Translucent brittle substance produced from pine oleoresin.

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  • Iron to be buried in damp earth may be painted with a mixture of 100 parts of resin (colophony), 25 parts of gutta-percha, and 50 parts of paraffin, to which 20 parts of...
  • By this process, the solid resin of colophony is split up into water, various resinic acids or naphthas, and resin oils of various specific gravities and consistencies,...
  • Hypoallergenic formulations free of formaldehydes, toluene and colophony rosin.
  • Its pine-trees supplied a rosin or colophony highly valued for the strings of musical instruments.
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