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

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Examples from the Web for dammar

Historical Examples of dammar

The Malays called it dammar, and use it largely for torches.
Nat the Naturalist
G. Manville Fenn
An oil is obtained from the seeds, and a resin similar to Dammar resin is likewise obtained from the tree.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture
William Saunders
For impregnation with the dammar solution the object must first be dried, and the air-pump used in the way described on p. 68.
The Preservation of Antiquities
Friedrich Rathgen
Dammar is besides a generic Indian name for various other resins, which, however, are little known in western commerce.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9
Various
To prepare it, dissolve one-half ounce of Dammar rosin and one-half ounce of gum mastic in three ounces of benzole, and filter.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 492, June 6, 1885
Various

British Dictionary definitions for dammar

dammar

damar or dammer

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

Word Origin for dammar

C17: from Malay damar resin

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