| Canada balsam |
yellow transparent exudate of the balsam fir; used as a transparent cement in optical devices (especially in microscopy) and as a mounting medium balsam fir: medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees
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| Canada balsam |
a liquid oleoresin from Abies balsamea, which contains volatile oils, chiefly l-pinene, and over 70 per cent resins; a microscopic medium that was formerly used medicinally. Called also balm or b. of Gilead.
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| Canada balsam |
liquid resin with a refractive index similar to glass. It is used for bonding elements in compound lenses.
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| Canada b. |
a liquid oleoresin from Abies balsamea, which contains volatile oils, chiefly l-pinene, and over 70 per cent resins; a microscopic medium that was formerly used medicinally. Sometimes incorrectly called balm of Gilead.
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| Canada p. |
a resin from Tsuga canadensis, the hemlock tree, used in plasters.
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