san·da·rac /ˈsændəˌræk/
山達脂
san·da·rac /ˈsændəˌræk/ 名詞
白松[樹]脂,山達脂,雄黃
San·da·rach, San·da·rac, n.
1. Min. Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. [Archaic]
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.
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sandarac
n 1: durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of
the cathedral at Cordova, Spain) [syn: citronwood]
2: a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in
varnishes [syn: sandarach]
3: 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
[syn: sandarac tree, Tetraclinis articulata, Callitris
quadrivalvis]