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Canada balsam (resin) (balsam (resin), resin (organic material), ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: A crystal clear, resinous exudate from the Canadian balsam fir, Abies balsamea, native to northeastern North America. Canada balsam was introduced in Europe in the 18th century. It was used for as varnish, but was found to bloom in moist conditions and darken with age. It is currently used to permanently mount microscopy specimens and as an adhesive for optical lenses. Its softening point is slightly above room temperature.
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| Canada balsam (resin) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
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| balsam, Canada (resin) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| Canadian balsam (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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| 加拿大香脂 (樹脂) (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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| jiā ná dà xiāng zhī (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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| jia na da xiang zhi (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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| chia na ta hsiang chih (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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| canadabalsem (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| balsamo del Canada (C,U,Italian-P,D,U,U)
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| bálsamo de Cánada (resina) (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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| bálsamo de Canada (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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................ organic material (G) |
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.................... resin (organic material) (G) |
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........................ balsam (resin) (G) |
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............................ Canada balsam (resin) (G) |
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| Chinese (traditional) ..... 晶瑩清澈，取自加拿大香脂冷杉的樹脂分泌物。雖然遇到濕氣會暈散，時間一久顏色會變暗，仍可用於永久裱褙顯微鏡標本，及當作光學鏡頭的膠黏劑，和做為亮光漆。其軟化溫度略高於室溫。 |
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Related concepts: |
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| constituent of .... |
Canada turpentine |
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(turpentine (oil), terpene, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) [300012389] |
| derived/made from .... |
Abies balsamea (species) |
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(Abies (genus), Pinaceae (family), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300343717] |
| distinguished from .... |
balm of Gilead |
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(balsam (resin), resin (organic material), ... Materials (hierarchy name)) [300375600] |
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