- soft copal
- мягкий копал
English-Russian dictionary of chemistre. 2014.
English-Russian dictionary of chemistre. 2014.
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
Fossil copal — Fossil Fos sil, a. [L. fossilis, fr. fodere to dig: cf. F. fossile. See {Fosse}.] 1. Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt. [1913 Webster] 2. preserved from a previous geological age; as, fossil water from deep wells; usually… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
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