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GOMME SANDARAQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
DEF

A brittle faintly aromatic translucent resin obtained esp. from the African sandarac tree usu. in the form of small pale yellow dusty tears and used chiefly in making varnish and as incence.

OBS

[Also:] a similar resin from Australian cypress pines.

OBS

Its commercial form is yellow, brittle, amorphous lumps or powder; soluble in alcohol; insoluble in benzene and water. Use: Special types of varnishes and lacquers.

OBS

sandarac: This term is also used to designate the mineral realgar (q.v.).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
DEF

Résine utilisée pour la fabrication du vernis, et qui provient soit de l'Afrique du Nord, où elle exsude de Tetraclinis articulata (conifère), soit de l'Australie, où elle est produite par Callitris glauca et C. verrucosa.

OBS

sandaraque : [Ce] nom [était] donné autrefois au réalgar [voir aussi cette fiche].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pinturas y barnices (Industrias)
DEF

Resina que se saca del enebro y de otras coníferas, que se emplea para barnices; [...]

OBS

Es una secreción translúcida de color amarillo pálido del arbusto Callitris quadrivalvis, que crece en regiones costeras de África del norte. [...] La sandaraca se conoce en el mercado como resina de enebro y se adquiere en dos calidades: Sandaraca común : se presenta en trozos irregulares de color moreno más o menos intenso. Sandaraca en láminas: de color amarillento pálido, estructura vítrea y marcado sabor.

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