A yellowish-brown resinous substance prepared from the exudation of the Norway spruce by melting in hot water and straining through cloth. It was formerly used in medicinal plasters.
Alternative form of colophony [Rosin; the residue left after the distillation of oil of turpentine from liquid resin, used in pharmaceutical preparations, soldering fluxes, and by violinists.]
Rosin; the residue left after the distillation of oil of turpentine from liquid resin, used in pharmaceutical preparations, soldering fluxes, and by violinists.
(chemistry) 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.
The granular residuum of lac when it has been broken off the original twigs (i.e. the sticklac) and had the colouring matter partly removed, but before it is processed into shellac.
Alternative form of tall oil [A dark yellow resinous acidic oil obtained as a byproduct during the pulping of pine; it is used in the manufacture of soaps and lubricants.]
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