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ALL meanings of dammer

dam·mar
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  • noun dammer A clear to yellow resin, obtained in Malaya from trees of the genera Shorea and Symplocus of the Dipterocarpaceae family, used in varnishes and inks. 1
  • noun dammer Also called gum dammar. a copallike resin derived largely from dipterocarpaceous trees of southern Asia, especially Malaya and Sumatra, and used chiefly for making colorless varnish. 1
  • noun dammer any of various similar resins from trees of other families. 1
  • noun dammer Any of various hard resins, obtained especially from evergreen trees, notably of the genera Agathis (Araucariaceae family), Balanocarpus and Hopea, native to southeast Asia, also used in varnishes and lacquers. 0
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