Sandarac

Translation of "sandarac" into Russian

Noun

/ˈsændəræk/

sandarac

sandaracs pl

Sandarac is often used in varnishes and lacquers.

Сандарак часто используется в лаках и лакировках.

Noun

/ˈsændəræk/

A brittle, faintly aromatic resin obtained from a North African tree (Tetraclinis articulata) of the cypress family, used in making varnish.

The artist used sandarac to create a glossy finish on the painting.

A red or yellow arsenic sulfide mineral historically used as a pigment, also known as realgar.

Medieval illuminators ground sandarac to obtain a vivid red hue for their manuscripts.