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Webster 1913 Edition
Colophony
Col′o-phoˊny
(kŏl′ō̍-fō-ny̆ or kō̍-lŏf′ō̍-ny̆; 277)
, Noun.
[Gr.
ἠ κολοφωνία
(sc. ῥητίνη
resin, gum) resin, fr. Κολοφώνιοσ
of or from Colophon in Ionia.] Rosin.
Webster 1828 Edition
Colophony
COLOPHONY
,Noun.
Definition 2024
colophony
colophony
English
Noun
colophony (usually uncountable, plural colophonies)
- rosin; the residue left after the distillation of oil of turpentine from liquid resin. Used in pharmaceutical preparations, soldering fluxes, and by violinists.
Translations
rosin — see rosin