sandarach : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: sandarach	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for sandarach
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sandarach n a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes Synonym(s): sandarac, sandarach
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sandarach \San"darach\, Sandarac \San"darac\,, n. [L. sandaraca, Gr. [?].] 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.