1.
[syn: sandarac, sandarach]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sandarach \San"da*rach\, Sandarac \San"da*rac\,, n. [L.
sandaraca, Gr. ?.]
1. (Min.) Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. [Archaic]
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sandarach
n 1: a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in
varnishes [syn: sandarac, sandarach]