Sandarach

San·da·rach

Sandarach

n.
  1. Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. (Min.) [Archaic]
  2. A white or yellow resin obtained from a Barbary tree (Callitris quadrivalvis or Thuya articulata), and pulverized for pounce; -- probably so called from a resemblance to the mineral. (Bot. Chem.)