Category:Sandarach

San"da*rach, san"da*rac, (, n. Etym: [l. sandaraca, gr.

1. (min.)

Defn: realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. [archaic]

2. (bot. Chem.)

Defn: 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.