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    Dammar gum - Wikipedia

    Types

    • Damar mata kucing ('cat's eye damar') is a crystalline resin, usually in the form of round balls. Shorea javanica is an … See more

    Uses

    • Dammar varnish, made from dammar gum dissolved in turpentine, was introduced as a picture varnish in 1826; commonly used in oil painting, both during the painting process and after the painting is finished. Dammar varnish an… See more

    Constituent compounds

    Fresh dammar gum consists of a mixture of compounds; primarily hydroxydammarenone, dammarenolic acid, and oleanonic aldehyde. See more

    Material safety

    • Appearance: white powder
    • Melting point: around 120 °C
    • Density: 1.04 to 1.12 g/ml
    • Refractive index: around 1.5… See more

    See also

    • Agathis (Araucariaceae), synonym Dammara
    • Canarium strictum (Burseraceae), source of black dammar in South Asia
    • Kauri gum, from Agathis australis… See more

    Further reading

    • Simon, Julia (19 October 2019). "Could This Tree Be an Eco-Friendly Way to Wean Indonesian Farmers Off Palm Oil?". All Things Considered. NPR. Retrieved 20 October 2019. See more

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