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sandaracs

sandaracs is the plural of sandarac.

Meaning of sandarac

Noun

sandarac (countable and uncountable, plural sandaracs)

  1. (archaic) Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic.
  2. A white or yellow resin obtained from a north African tree (Tetraclinis articulata), and pulverized for pounce; probably so called from a resemblance to the mineral.
    • Sandarach is procured from common juniper; and incense from a juniper with yellow fruit.1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 9
  3. Any tree from the genus Tetraclinis.

Questions about sandaracs

What is sandaracs the plural of?
Sandaracs is the plural of sandarac.

Words near sandaracs in the dictionary

  1. sandanme
  2. sandar
  3. sandarac
  4. sandarach
  5. sandarachs
  6. sandaracs
  7. Sandarmokh
  8. sandars
  9. sandas
  10. Sandate
  11. Sandates

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