Dammar (Noun)
Meaning
Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The artist mixed dammar with turpentine to create a unique varnish for her paintings.
- Dammar resin is often used in the production of varnishes, lacquers, and adhesives.
- The furniture restorer applied a coat of dammar varnish to protect the wood and enhance its appearance.
- Dammar resin is obtained from the sap of certain trees, particularly the amboyna pine.
- The conservator used dammar to consolidate the fragile paint layers on the old masterpiece.