alban

Meaning

Noun

A white crystalline resinous substance extracted from gutta-percha by the action of alcohol or ether.

Origin

Borrowed from French albane (in the form alban, respelt after the German Alban), from the Latin albus ("white") + the French -ane ("{{l")}}.

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