dammar
/dam-ahr, -er, duh-mahr/US // ˈdæm ɑr, -ər, dəˈmɑr //UK // (ˈdæmə) //
大马士革,大马,大马路,坝玛
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Also called gum dammar. a copallike resin derived largely from dipterocarpaceous trees of southern Asia, especially Malaya and Sumatra, and used chiefly for making colorless varnish.
- : any of various similar resins from trees of other families.
Examples
This done, the edges of the cover may be fixed to the slide by painting round with gum-dammar dissolved in benzole.
We now commenced our return homewards, laden with our honey cones and a supply of dammar.
In the interior country other vegetable oils are employed, and light is supplied by a kind of links made of dammar or resin.
If allowed to become thick by drying, dammar may be used as luting.
The ink is the root of the dammar pine, mixed with the juice of the sugar cane.
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