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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A name that has been given to several [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=copal copal] resins, usually soft, low, quality resins containing embedded insects or vegetation. Most often, anime refers to the resin obtained from the ''Hymenaea courbaril'' trees of South America. Confusingly, the name 'gum anime' has also been used for the hard, semi-fossilized, high-quality [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Zanzibar | + | A name that has been given to several [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=copal copal] resins, usually soft, low, quality resins containing embedded insects or vegetation. Most often, anime refers to the resin obtained from the ''Hymenaea courbaril'' trees of South America. Confusingly, the name 'gum anime' has also been used for the hard, semi-fossilized, high-quality [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Zanzibar%20copal Zanzibar copal]. Anime has been used for making varnishes and scenting pastilles. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | goma anime (Esp.); | + | goma anime (Esp.); animé; gum anime; anime copal; animi; Zanzibar gum; gum Zanzibar |
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * Thomas Gregory, ''The Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942 |
| − | * | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 227 |
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
| − | * | + | * Website address 1 Comment: "Copal of Zanzibar" at www.carriagemuseumlibrary.org/copal_zanzibar.htm |
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Revision as of 07:46, 24 July 2013
Description
A name that has been given to several copal resins, usually soft, low, quality resins containing embedded insects or vegetation. Most often, anime refers to the resin obtained from the Hymenaea courbaril trees of South America. Confusingly, the name 'gum anime' has also been used for the hard, semi-fossilized, high-quality Zanzibar copal. Anime has been used for making varnishes and scenting pastilles.
Synonyms and Related Terms
goma anime (Esp.); animé; gum anime; anime copal; animi; Zanzibar gum; gum Zanzibar
Other Properties
Usually soluble in alcohols. Most copals fluoresce white in short-wave UV light.
Hazards and Safety
Combustible, burning with a bright flame and dense smoke.
Authority
- Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 227
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- Website address 1 Comment: "Copal of Zanzibar" at www.carriagemuseumlibrary.org/copal_zanzibar.htm