Sandarac
/ˈsændəɹæk/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. archaic, countable, uncountable
- 2 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 wordnet
- 3 A white or yellow resin obtained from a north African tree (Tetraclinis articulata), and pulverized for pounce; probably so called from a resemblance to the mineral. countable, uncountable
"Sandarach is procured from common juniper; and incense from a juniper with yellow fruit."
- 4 a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes wordnet
- 5 Any tree from the genus Tetraclinis. countable, uncountable
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- 6 durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain) wordnet
Example
More examples"Sandarach is procured from common juniper; and incense from a juniper with yellow fruit."
Etymology
From Latin sandaraca, from Ancient Greek σανδαράκη (sandarákē, “realgar”).