Resin

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  • Any of a class of solid or semisolid organic products of natural or synthetic origin with no definite melting point, generally of high molecular weight; most resins are polymers.
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Abstract from DBPedia
    In polymer chemistry and materials science, resin is a solid or highly viscous substance of plant or synthetic origin that is typically convertible into polymers. Resins are usually mixtures of organic compounds. This article focuses on naturally occurring resins. Plants secrete resins for their protective benefits in response to injury. The resin protects the plant from insects and pathogens. Resins confound a wide range of herbivores, insects, and pathogens, while the volatile phenolic compounds may attract benefactors such as parasitoids or predators of the herbivores that attack the plant.

    天然樹脂（てんねんじゅし、英: natural resin）は、天然に、主に植物に生じたやに状物質である。樹皮より分泌される樹液がを失った後の固体（樹液の不揮発性成分）。植物由来のものだけでなく動物や鉱物から得られるものを含めることもある。

    (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Resin)