SANDARAC

sandarac

Noun

  1. realgar; red sulphide of arsenic.
  2. 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.
  3. Any tree from the genus Tetraclinis.


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