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• Varnish — is a transparent, hard, protective finish or film primarily used in wood finishing but also for other materials. Varnish is traditionally a combination of a drying oil, a resin, and a thinner or solvent. Varnish finishes are usually glossy but… …   Wikipedia

• brittle bush — noun fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine • Syn: ↑brittlebush,… …   Useful english dictionary

• art conservation and restoration — Maintenance and preservation of works of art, their protection from future damage, deterioration, or neglect, and the repair or renovation of works that have deteriorated or been damaged. Research in art history has relied heavily on 20th and… …   Universalium

• sandarac — /san deuh rak /, n. 1. a coniferous tree, Tetraclinis articulata (Callitrus quadrivalvis), native to northwestern Africa, yielding a resin and a fragrant, hard, dark colored wood much used in building. 2. the brittle, usually pale yellow, faintly …   Universalium

• Wood stain — A Wood stain, is a sub category of paint, consists of a pigment suspended in a vehicle of solvent and binding agent (alkyd, linseed oil, acrylic, polyurethane, lacquer, or resin). It is formulated to impart or transport the pigment into the pores …   Wikipedia

• dammar — /dam ahr, euhr, deuh mahr /, n. 1. Also called gum dammar. a copallike resin derived largely from dipterocarpaceous trees of southern Asia, esp. Malaya and Sumatra, and used chiefly for making colorless varnish. 2. any of various similar resins… …   Universalium

• rosin — rosiny, adj. /roz in/, n. Also called colophony. 1. Chem. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes,… …   Universalium

• incienso — noun fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine • Syn: ↑brittlebush,… …   Useful english dictionary

• manganese — /mang geuh nees , neez /, n. Chem. a hard, brittle, grayish white, metallic element, an oxide of which, MnO2 (manganese dioxide), is a valuable oxidizing agent: used chiefly as an alloying agent in steel to give it toughness. Symbol: Mn; at. wt …   Universalium

• brittlebush — noun fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine • Syn: ↑brittle bush,… …   Useful english dictionary

• Amber — is fossil tree resin, which is appreciated for its color and beauty. Good quality amber is used for the manufacture of ornamental objects and jewellery. Although not mineralized, it is often classified as a gemstone. A common misconception is… …   Wikipedia