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A yellowish translucent resin resembling copal, found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite, or on the seashore in many places. It takes a fine polish, and is used for pipe mouthpieces, beads, etc., and as a basis for a fine varnish. By friction, it becomes strongly electric.

The resiniferous tree Agathis Dammara, of the Moluccas.

A fossil resin occurring in large masses in New Zealand.

The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous plant, the Dorema ammoniacum. It is brought chiefly from Persia in the form of yellowish tears, which occur singly, or are aggregated into masses. It has a peculiar smell, and a nauseous, sweet taste, followed by a bitter one. It is inflammable, partially soluble in wa…

A resinoid coloring matter obtained from alkanet root.

A resin exuding from a tropical American tree (Hymenæa courbaril), and much used by varnish makers. Ure.

A Virulent poison prepared in Java from the gum resin of one species of the upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria).

An active principle of Arnica montana. It is a bitter resin.

The fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large umbelliferous plant (Ferula asafoetida) of Persia and the East India. It is used in medicine as an antispasmodic. [Written also assafoetida.]

The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or shrubs. Dryden.

A resin containing more or less of an essential or volatile oil.

A resin, called also galipot.

An ointment composed of wax, pitch, resin, and olive oil, lard, or other fatty substance.

constituent part of a species of gum from Bassora, as also of gum tragacanth and some gum resins. It is one of the amyloses. Ure.

A gum resin of reddish brown color, brought from India, Persia, and Africa.

A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from the Styrax benzoin, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume.

A substance of a resinous nature, obtained from the outer bark of the common European birch (Betula alba), or from the tar prepared therefrom; -- called also birch camphor. Watts.

ut often contains some iron. Its color is usually yellow, brown, or black, and its luster resinous.

ng a vessel's bottom near the surface of the water with a mixture of tallow, sulphur, and resin, as a temporary protection against worms, after the slime, shells, etc., have been scraped off.

A richly flavored wine, mostly red, made in Burgundy, France. Burgundy pitch, a resinous substance prepared from the exudation of the Norway spruce (Abies excelsa) by melting in hot water and straining through cloth. The genuine Burgundy pitch, supposed to have been first prepared in Burgundy, is rare, but there are ma…