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RESINOUS ELECTRICITY

\ɹɪsˈɪnəs ɪlɛktɹˈɪsɪtˌi], \ɹɪsˈɪnəs ɪlɛktɹˈɪsɪtˌi], \ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈɪ_n_ə_s ɪ_l_ɛ_k_t_ɹ_ˈɪ_s_ɪ_t_ˌi]\

Definitions of RESINOUS ELECTRICITY

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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The form of static electricity generated by friction of a resinous body.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

Negative electricity (because excited by rubbing resinous bodies).

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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