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sandarac

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CIDE DICTIONARY

sandaracn. [L. sandaraca, Gr. .].
  •  Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic.  [1913 Webster]
  •  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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

sandarac, n. (also sandarach)
1 the gummy resin of a N. African conifer, Tetraclinis articulata, used in making varnish.
2 = REALGAR.

Etymology
L sandaraca f. Gk sandarake, of Asiatic orig.

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