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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes;
[syn: sandarac, sandarach]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sandarach \San"da*rach\, Sandarac \San"da*rac\,, n. [L. sandaraca, Gr. ?.] 1. (Min.) Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sandarach n 1: a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes [syn: sandarac, sandarach]