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co·pal C0626700 (kō′pəl, -păl′)n. Any of several brittle aromatic yellow to red resins of recent or fossil origin, obtained from various tropical trees and used in certain varnishes. [Spanish, from Nahuatl copalli, resin.]copal (ˈkəʊpəl; -pæl) n (Biochemistry) a hard aromatic resin, yellow, orange, or red in colour, obtained from various tropical trees and used in making varnishes and lacquers[C16: from Spanish, from Nahuatl copalli resin]co•pal (ˈkoʊ pəl, -pæl) n. a resin obtained from various tropical trees and used in making varnishes. [1570–80; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl copalli] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | copal - a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishescourbaril copal - resin from the courbaril treenatural resin - a plant exudatecopaline, copalite, fossil copal - partly mineralized copal dug from the groundcongo copal, congo gum - copal found usually as a fossilkauri, kauri copal, kauri gum, kauri resin - resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleumanime, Zanzibar copal - a hard copal derived from an African tree | Translationscopal
copal a hard aromatic resin, yellow, orange, or red in colour, obtained from various tropical trees and used in making varnishes and lacquers Copal a class of natural fossil resins composed primarily of resin acids. Copals are extremely hard, with a high melting point (up to 360°C and higher) and great chemical stability. Their density is 1.03–1.07 g/cm3. The color of copals ranges from colorless to brown. The names of copals are often derived from the places of extraction, for example, Zanzibar, Mozambique, Angola, Borneo, and Brazil copals. Copals are widely used in the manufacture of varnishes. With the appearance of synthetic resins, their importance has decreased. copal[′kō·pəl] (materials) Hard, resinous substance exuded from certain trees in the East Indies, South America, and Africa and used in varnish and printing ink. copalResin of natural origin used in varnishes to provide gloss and hardness.COPAL
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Words related to copalnoun a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishesRelated Words- courbaril copal
- natural resin
- copaline
- copalite
- fossil copal
- congo copal
- congo gum
- kauri
- kauri copal
- kauri gum
- kauri resin
- anime
- Zanzibar copal
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