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sandarac |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sandarach \San"da*rach\, Sandarac \San"da*rac\,, n. [L. sandaraca, Gr ?.] 1. (Min.) Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. [Archaic] 2. (Bot. Chem.) A white or yellow resin obtained from a Barbary tree ({Callitris quadrivalvis} or {Thuya articulata}), and pulverized for pounce; -- probably so called from a resemblance to the mineral. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sandarac n 1: durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of Cordova Cathedral) [syn: {citronwood}] 2: a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes [syn: {sandarach}] 3: large coniferous evergreen tree of North Africa and Spain having flattened branches and scalelike leaves yielding a hard fragrant wood; bark yields a resin used in varnishes [syn: {sandarac tree}, {Tetraclinis articulata}, {Callitris quadrivalvis}]
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