Word Meanings - RESINIFEROUS - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Yielding resin; as, a resiniferous tree or vessel.

Related words: (words related to RESINIFEROUS)

• RESINIFORM
  Having the form of resin.
• YIELDABLE
  Disposed to yield or comply. -- Yield"a*ble*ness, n. Bp. Hall.
• RESIN
  Any one of a class of yellowish brown solid inflammable substances, of vegetable origin, which are nonconductors of electricity, have a vitreous fracture, and are soluble in ether, alcohol, and essential oils, but not in water; specif., pine resin
• RESINOUSNESS
  The quality of being resinous.
• YIELDANCE
  1. The act of producing; yield; as, the yieldance of the earth. Bp. Hall. 2. The act of yielding; concession. South.
• RESINOUS
  Of or pertaining to resin; of the nature of resin; resembling or obtained from resin. Resinous electricity , electricity which is exited by rubbing bodies of the resinous kind. See Negative electricity, under Negative.
• YIELDING
  Inclined to give way, or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating; as, a yielding temper. Yielding and paying , the initial words of that clause in leases in which the rent to be paid by the lessee is mentioned and reserved. Burrill. Syn. --
• RESINATE
  Any one of the salts the resinic acids.
• RESINOID
  Somewhat like resin.
• RESINIFEROUS
  Yielding resin; as, a resiniferous tree or vessel.
• VESSELFUL
  As much as a vessel will hold; enough to fill a vessel.
• YIELDER
  One who yields. Shak.
• RESINO-ELECTRIC
  Containing or exhibiting resinous electricity.
• RESINIC
  Pertaining to, or obtained from, resin; as, the resinic acids.
• YIELDLESS
  Without yielding; unyielding.
• RESINY
  Like resin; resinous.
• RESINOUSLY
  By means, or in the manner, of resin.
• YIELD
  pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG. geltan to pay, restore, make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up, Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. gälla to be
• RESINACEOUS
  Having the quality of resin; resinous.
• VESSEL
  Any tube or canal in which the blood or other fluids are contained, secreted, or circulated, as the arteries, veins, lymphatics, etc. (more info) vascellum, dim. of vasculum, dim. of vas a vessel. Cf. Vascular, 1. A hollow or concave utensil for
• OLEORESIN
  A natural mixture of a terebinthinate oil and a resin.
• KAURI RESIN; KAURI GUM; KAURI COPAL
  A resinous product of the kauri, found in the form of yellow or brown lumps in the ground where the trees have grown. It is used for making varnish, and as a substitute for amber.
• AIR VESSEL
  A vessel, cell, duct, or tube containing or conducting air; as the air vessels of insects, birds, plants, etc.; the air vessel of a pump, engine, etc. For the latter, see Air chamber. The air vessels of insects are called tracheæ, of plants spiral
• DEWAR VESSEL
  A double-walled glass vessel for holding liquid air, etc., having the space between the walls exhausted so as to prevent conduction of heat, and sometimes having the glass silvered to prevent absorption of radiant heat; -- called also, according
• CERESIN
  A white wax, made by bleaching and purifying ozocerite, and used as a substitute for beeswax.