copal

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Definition of copal in English Turkish dictionary

copal varnish
kopal verniği
English - English
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 making varnishes and printing ink
{n} the Mexican name of resins and gums but chiefly a resin used in varnishing
A resinous product of the kauri, found in the form of yellow or brown lumps in the ground where the trees have grown
A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of Zanzibar, Madagascar, and South America Trachylobium Hornemannianum, T
{i} friable aromatic resin of the Copal tree used in varnishes
verrucosum, and Hymenæa Courbaril, and dug from earth where forests have stood in Africa; used chiefly in making varnishes
a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes
It is used for making varnish, and as a substitute for amber
congo copal
copal found usually as a fossil
courbaril copal
resin from the courbaril tree
zanzibar copal
a hard copal derived from an African tree
copal

    Hyphenation

    co·pal

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'kO-p&l, -"pal; kO-'pal ] (noun.) 1577. Spanish, from Nahuatl copalli (“resin”)
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