Resinous vs. Vitreous — What's the Difference?

Any of numerous clear to translucent yellow or brown, solid or semisolid, viscous substances of plant origin, such as copal, rosin, and amber, used principally in lacquers, varnishes, inks, adhesives, plastics, and pharmaceuticals. Resins are usually insoluble in water.

Of, relating to, resembling, or having the nature of glass; glassy.

Any of numerous physically similar polymerized synthetics or chemically modified natural resins including thermoplastic materials such as polyvinyl, polystyrene, and polyethylene and thermosetting materials such as polyesters, epoxies, and silicones that are used with fillers, stabilizers, pigments, and other components to form plastics.

Obtained or made from glass.

To treat or rub with resin.

Of or relating to the vitreous humor.

Of, or pertaining to, resin

The vitreous humor.

Negative of electric charge

Of or resembling glass; glassy.

Of or pertaining to resin; of the nature of resin; resembling or obtained from resin.

Of or relating to the vitreous humor of the eye.

Having the characteristics of pitch or tar

(of ceramics) Having a shiny nonporous surface.

(chemistry) Of a semi-crystalline substance where the atoms exhibit short-range order, but without the long-range order of a crystal.

Positive (of electric charge).

(by elision) The vitreous humor.

Consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks.

Of or pertaining to glass; derived from glass; as, vitreous electricity.

Of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye;

Relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass;

(of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it;