{ San"da*rach, San"da*rac }, (&?;),
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.
{ San"da*rach, San"da*rac }, (&?;),
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.