Defn: like rosin, or having its qualities.
ROSLAND
Ros"land, n. Etym: [W. rhos a meadow, a moor + E. land.]
Defn: heathy land; land full of heather; moorish or watery land. [prov. Eng.]
ROSMARINE
Ros"ma*rine`, n. Etym: [OE. See Rosemary.]
1. Dew from the sea; sea dew. [Obs.] That purer brine And wholesome dew called rosmarine. B. Jonson.
2. Rosemary. [Obs.] Spenser. "Biting on anise seed and rosmarine." Bp. Hall.
ROSMARINE Ros"ma*rine, n. Etym: [Norw. rosmar a walrus; ros a horse (akin to E. horse) + (probably) mar the sea.]
Defn: A fabulous sea animal which was reported to climb by means of its teeth to the tops of rocks to feed upon the dew. And greedly rosmarines with visages deforme. Spenser.
ROSOLIC
Ro*sol"ic, a. Etym: [Rose + carbolic.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, a complex red dyestuff (called rosolic acid) which is analogous to rosaniline and aurin. It is produced by oxidizing a mixture of phenol and cresol, as a dark red amorphous mass, C20H16O3, which forms weak salts with bases, and stable ones with acids. Called also methyl aurin, and, formerly, corallin.