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What are resins?

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It can be the hydrocarbon secretion of many plants , these are such as rosin, shellac, damar, copal, but their are a multitude of synthetic ones; phenolics, acrylics, alkyds and plastics in general. These vary in structure from soft to hard brittle, depending on their molecular weight

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