coumarone-indene resin

noun

variants or less commonly coumarone resin

: any of a group of thermoplastic resins obtained by polymerization of mixtures of coumarone and indene (as those obtained from solvent naphtha) and used chiefly in coatings, paints, printing ink, and asphalt tile

called also paracoumarone-indene resin

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