dammar

or dam·ar, dam·mer

[ dam-ahr, -er, duh-mahr ]

noun

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.

Origin of dammar

First recorded in 1690–1700, dammar is from the Malay word damar

Words Nearby dammar

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How to use dammar in a sentence

This done, the edges of the cover may be fixed to the slide by painting round with gum-dammar dissolved in benzole.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses | Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
We now commenced our return homewards, laden with our honey cones and a supply of dammar.
In the Eastern Seas | W.H.G. Kingston
In the interior country other vegetable oils are employed, and light is supplied by a kind of links made of dammar or resin.
The History of Sumatra | William Marsden
If allowed to become thick by drying, dammar may be used as luting.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I | Arnold Cooley
The ink is the root of the dammar pine, mixed with the juice of the sugar cane.
The Natural History of the Varieties of Man | Robert Gordon Latham

British Dictionary definitions for dammar

dammar

damar or dammer

/ (ˈdæmə) /

noun

any of various resins obtained from SE Asian trees, esp of the genera Agathis (conifers) and Shorea (family Dipterocarpaceae): used for varnishes, lacquers, bases for oil paints, etc

Origin of dammar

C17: from Malay damar resin

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