Solid phenolic resin ye kiragala, transparent, amorphous mass substance, kubanga erimu free phenol ne red, average specific gravity of the entity is about 1.7, soluble mu mwenge, tesaanuuka mu mazzi, stable to water, weak acid, weak alkali solution. Resin ekoleddwa mu phenol ne formaldehyde polycondensation, neutralization n’okunaaba amazzi mu mbeera ya catalyst. Olw’ebirungo eby’enjawulo ebirondeddwa, bisobola okugabanyizibwamu ebika bibiri: thermosetting ne thermoplastic. Phenolic resin erina asidi omulungi, ebyuma n’okuziyiza ebbugumu, era ekozesebwa nnyo mu yinginiya w’okulwanyisa okukulukuta, ebizigo, ebikozesebwa mu kuziyiza ennimi z’omuliro, okukola nnamuziga ezisiiga n’amakolero amalala.