sandarac

  1. Noun.  (context, mineralogy) realgar; red sulphide of arsenic.
  2. Noun.  (context, botany) 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.
  3. Noun.  Any tree from the genus ''Tetraclinis''.

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