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n. - A brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes.

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  • The powder from hellebore and sandarach alone answers.
  • It is much more serviceable than the natural sandarach dug up in mines.
  • White lead on being heated in an oven changes its colour on the fire, and becomes sandarach.
  • The following is a varnish for iron and steel given by a recognized authority: 5 parts of camphor and elemi, 15 parts of sandarach, and
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