Sandarac

Quick meaning: Sandarac is a noun meaning (mineralogy, archaic) Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic.

Meaning

(mineralogy, archaic) Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic.

More Meanings

1. Any tree from the genus Tetraclinis.
2. (chemistry) 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.

Example Sentences

Sandarach is procured from common juniper; and incense from a juniper with yellow fruit.

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 […].

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.

Word Forms

• sandaracs

Synonyms for sandarac

Depending on context, synonyms include sandarach, citronwood.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include citronwood, sandarach, varnish, sandrack, sanda, sandrac.

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