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sandrack

sandrack is the obsolete form 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 sandrack

What is sandrack the obsolete form of?
Sandrack is the obsolete form of sandarac.

Words near sandrack in the dictionary

  1. Sandquist
  2. Sandquists
  3. sandr
  4. Sandra
  5. sandrac
  6. sandrack
  7. sandragon
  8. sandragons
  9. sandrail
  10. sandrails
  11. sandranol

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