Sandarach

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

sandarach
    n 1: a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in
         varnishes [syn: {sandarac}, {sandarach}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sandarach \San"da*rach\, Sandarac \San"da*rac\,, n. [L.
   sandaraca, Gr. ?.]
   1. (Min.) Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. [Archaic]
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Bot. Chem.) 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.
      [1913 Webster]