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What does colophony mean?

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Noun
  1. rosin; the residue left after the distillation of oil of turpentine from liquid resin. Used in pharmaceutical preparations, soldering fluxes, and by violinists.
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The portion of common resin or colophony which is the least soluble in cold and somewhat dilute alcohol.
There followed a rapid succession of clinical studies dealing with occupational asthma induced by a variety of chemicals including colophony and acid anhydrides.
Water, hydrate of white lime, titanium dioxide, mineral fillers, colophony glycerol ester as potassium soap, cellulose ether.
For centuries, colophony has had a vast number of uses, and it can be found in many ancient recipes.
It is valuable because tar, pitch, rosin, and colophony are obtained by distilling it.
The portion of common resin or colophony which is soluble in cold alcohol of sp.

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