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Definition of Sandarac

1. Noun. Durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain).

2. Noun. A brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes.

3. Noun. 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.

Definition of Sandarac

1. Noun. (context: mineralogy archaic) realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. ¹

2. Noun. (context: botany chemistry) 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. ¹

3. Noun. Any tree from the genus ''Tetraclinis''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sandarac

1. an aromatic resin [n -S]

Medical Definition of Sandarac

1. 1. Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. 2. 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. Origin: L. Sandaraca, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sandarac

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Literary usage of Sandarac

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Modes of by Alfred Henry Allen (1911)
"Occasionally Australian sandarac known as "pine-gum" or white pine resin" is found on the market. Chemical Composition.—A. Tschirch and M. Wolff (Archiv. ..."

2. Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1880)
"A tree of 80 feet ill height, rich in resin, similar to sandarac. ... copiously a resin similar to sandarac. Juniperus occidentalis, Hooker. ..."

3. The Scientific American Cyclopedia of Formulas: Partly Based Upon the 28th by Albert Allis Hopkins (1910)
"sandarac, 90 gr.; mastic, 20 gr.; ether, 2 oz.; benzole, V6 to 1% oz. The proportion of the benzole added determines the nature of the matt obtained. ..."

4. The Painter and Varnisher's Guide: Or, A Treatise, Both in Theory and by Pierre François Tingry (1804)
"sandarac, GUM sandarac. Gum sandarac is extracted from a large kind of juniper, which grows in warm countries, such as Italy, Spain, raid in particular ..."

5. Art Recreations: Being a Complete Guide to Pencil Drawing, Oil Painting by Levina Buoncuore Urbino, Henry Day (1860)
"SPIRIT sandarac VARNISH. Six ounces of pulverized sandarac, two ounces of pulverized shellac, four ounces of pulverized resin, four of turpentine, ..."

6. Wilson's Photographic Magazine (1903)
"At 100° sandarac begins to melt, and at 135° catches fire, and at the same time emits a characteristically pleasant smell. The density varies from 1.05, ..."

7. Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Modes of by Alfred Henry Allen (1911)
"Occasionally Australian sandarac known as "pine-gum" or white pine resin" is found on the market. Chemical Composition.—A. Tschirch and M. Wolff (Archiv. ..."

8. Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1880)
"A tree of 80 feet ill height, rich in resin, similar to sandarac. ... copiously a resin similar to sandarac. Juniperus occidentalis, Hooker. ..."

9. The Scientific American Cyclopedia of Formulas: Partly Based Upon the 28th by Albert Allis Hopkins (1910)
"sandarac, 90 gr.; mastic, 20 gr.; ether, 2 oz.; benzole, V6 to 1% oz. The proportion of the benzole added determines the nature of the matt obtained. ..."

10. The Painter and Varnisher's Guide: Or, A Treatise, Both in Theory and by Pierre François Tingry (1804)
"sandarac, GUM sandarac. Gum sandarac is extracted from a large kind of juniper, which grows in warm countries, such as Italy, Spain, raid in particular ..."

11. Art Recreations: Being a Complete Guide to Pencil Drawing, Oil Painting by Levina Buoncuore Urbino, Henry Day (1860)
"SPIRIT sandarac VARNISH. Six ounces of pulverized sandarac, two ounces of pulverized shellac, four ounces of pulverized resin, four of turpentine, ..."

12. Wilson's Photographic Magazine (1903)
"At 100° sandarac begins to melt, and at 135° catches fire, and at the same time emits a characteristically pleasant smell. The density varies from 1.05, ..."

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