hard copal

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• copal — /koh peuhl, pal/, n. a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes. [1570 80; < MexSp < Nahuatl copalli] * * * ▪ resin       any of various varnish resins, consisting of the exudates obtained… …   Universalium

• copal — [kō′pəl, kō′pal΄] n. [Sp < Nahuatl copalli, resin] fossil resin and other hard resins from tropical trees, used in varnishes and lacquers …   English World dictionary

• Copal — For other uses, see Copal (disambiguation). Copal from Madagascar. With spiders, termites, ants, Elateridae, Hymenoptera, Cockroach and a flower …   Wikipedia

• copal — noun a resinous exudation from various tropical trees that is collected from living trees or dug from the ground as a fossil, that when hard must be rendered soluble in alcohol and other organic solvents by heating, and that is used chiefly in… …   Wiktionary

• copal — /ˈkoʊpəl/ (say kohpuhl), / pæl/ (say pal) noun a hard, lustrous resin yielded by various tropical trees, used chiefly in making varnishes. {Spanish, from Nahuatl kopalli resin} …  

• Zanzibar copal — noun a hard copal derived from an African tree • Syn: ↑anime • Hypernyms: ↑copal * * * |zanzə|bär, bȧ(r noun Usage: usually capitalized Z Etymology: Zanzibar, island off the northeast coast of Tanganyika, Tanzania, eastern Africa : a hard copal… …   Useful english dictionary

• congo copal — noun copal found usually as a fossil • Syn: ↑congo gum • Hypernyms: ↑copal * * * noun or congo gum Usage: usually capitalized Congo : a hard insoluble colorless to amber copal derived especially from certain trees o …   Useful english dictionary

• manila copal — noun or manila resin Usage: usually capitalized M : a copal from any of several trees of the genus Agathis (especially A. alba) usually from the Philippines or Indonesia that varies from soft to hard depending on whether it is gathered after… …   Useful english dictionary

• accra copal — noun Usage: usually capitalized A : a hard resin obtained from certain trees in the coastal forests of western Africa and used in varnishes …   Useful english dictionary

• anime — noun 1. a hard copal derived from an African tree • Syn: ↑Zanzibar copal • Hypernyms: ↑copal 2. any of various resins or oleoresins • Syn: ↑gum anime • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Painterwork — accomplishes two things, namely the preservation and the coloration of the material painted. The compounds used for painting, taking the word as meaning a thin protective or decorative coat, are very numerous, including oil paint of many kinds,… …   Wikipedia