'Sandarach' definitions:
Definition of 'sandarach'
(from WordNet)
noun
A brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes [syn: sandarac, sandarach]
Definition of 'Sandarach'
From: GCIDE
- 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]