What does sandarac mean?
Sandarac means (mineralogy, archaic) Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic..
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/ˈsændəɹæk/ · noun
(mineralogy, archaic) Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic..
Sandarach is procured from common juniper; and incense from a juniper with yellow fruit.
Oil was also used for making varnish, by dissolving sandarac in it, and as the 'vernysshe' which appears so frequently in accounts was always bought by the pound, the term was evidently applied to the sandarac, or other similar resinous substance.
There would have been many gums and resins in these markets for our lute-maker to bind his wood with: sandarac resin from North African pines […].
Use sandarac when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sandarac means (mineralogy, archaic) Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic..
Common synonyms include sandarach, citronwood, sandarac tree, callitris quadrivalvis.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Sandarach is procured from common juniper; and incense from a juniper with yellow fruit.
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