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has gloss(noun) a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes
sandarac, sandarach
has glosseng: :for the use in mineralogy see realgar In general usage (a use found in Dioscorides), sandarac, or sandarach, is a resin obtained from the small coniferous tree Tetraclinis articulata, native to the northwest of Africa, and especially characteristic of the Atlas mountains. The resin, which is procured as a natural exudation on the stems, and also obtained by making incisions in the bark of the trees, comes into commerce in the form of small round balls or elongated tears, transparent, and having a delicate yellow tinge. It is a little harder than mastic, for which it is sometimes substituted. It is also used as incense, and by the Arabs and Persians medicinally as a remedy for diarrhea. It has no medicinal advantages over many of the resins employed in modern therapeutics. A similar resin is produced in China from cypresses, and in southern Australia, under the name of pine gum, from Callitris preissii.
lexicalizationeng: sandarach
lexicalizationeng: sandarac
subclass of(noun) a plant exudate
natural resin
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Bulgarian
has glossbul: Сандарак, или сандарака (на гръцки sandarake), е ароматическа смола, изтичаща от Tetraclinis articulata - вид хвойново дърво, растящо главно в Алжир, Мароко и Испания. Сандаракът се разтопява се при 135°, размеква се при 100°; частично растворим в хлороформ, разтваря се напълно в спирт и ацетон, нерастворим е в бензин. В древен Египет е бил употребляван при балсамиране на трупове. Употребява се за кадене и покривни лакове в живописта. Споменава се и в българските ерминии.
lexicalizationbul: Сандарак
German
has glossdeu: Sandarak (Sandarach, lat. Resina sandaraca, frz. Sandaraque, engl. Sandarac) ist das Naturharz einer strauch- oder baumartigen Konifere, dem Sandarakbaum (Tetraclinis articulata).
lexicalizationdeu: Sandarak
Esperanto
lexicalizationepo: sandarako
French
has glossfra: La sandaraque (du grec ancien σανδαράκη / sandarákê, réalgar) ou sandarac est une résine végétale extraite du cyprès de lAtlas (Tetraclinis reticulata), originaire dAfrique du Nord. Elle se présente sous forme de larmes ou de grains. Elle sutilise fréquemment dans la composition des vernis à alcool dont elle assure la transparence. Elle est en partie dissoute à chaud dans lhuile. Son point de fusion est de . Elle fond en se boursouflant.
lexicalizationfra: Sandaraque
Ido
has glossido: Sandarako esas gumo rezinoza, pulvera, per qua onu frotas la paper-folio quan onu skrap.is, por impedar lu "drinkar" (absorbar) l'inko skribala.
lexicalizationido: Sandarako
Italian
has glossita: La sandracca è una resina estratta dal Tetraclinis articulata, albero della famiglia delle Cupressaceae originario del Nordafrica.
lexicalizationita: Sandracca
Polish
has glosspol: Sandarak - miękka żywica naturalna.
lexicalizationpol: sandarak
Russian
has glossrus: Сандарак, или сандарака (, sandarake — красный мышьяк) — ароматическая смола, добываемая из трещин в коре хвойного североафриканского дерева , распространённого в Атласских горах.
lexicalizationrus: сандарак
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part of:substance(noun) 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
sandarac tree, sandarac, Tetraclinis articulata, Callitris quadrivalvis
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