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The residue remaining after the steam distillation of the balsam (Bordeaux turpentine) from the French Maritime pine trees, ''Pinus maritinus''. Burgundy pitch is very tacky and has been used as a cement. | The residue remaining after the steam distillation of the balsam (Bordeaux turpentine) from the French Maritime pine trees, ''Pinus maritinus''. Burgundy pitch is very tacky and has been used as a cement. | ||
| − | See also [ | + | See also [[burgundy turpentine]], and [[balsam]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 11:53, 9 January 2014
Description
The residue remaining after the steam distillation of the balsam (Bordeaux turpentine) from the French Maritime pine trees, Pinus maritinus. Burgundy pitch is very tacky and has been used as a cement.
See also Burgundy turpentine, and Balsam.
Synonyms and Related Terms
scrape resin
Other Properties
Soluble in ethanol, acetone.
Authority
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- John S. Mills, Raymond White, The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects, Butterworth Heineman, London, 2nd ed., 1994
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000