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Canada balsam   /kˈænədə bˈɔlsəm/   Listen
Canada balsam

noun
1.
Yellow transparent exudate of the balsam fir; used as a transparent cement in optical devices (especially in microscopy) and as a mounting medium.
2.
Medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees.  Synonyms: Abies balsamea, balm of Gilead, balsam fir.





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"Canada balsam" Quotes from Famous Books



... best I have tried is Canada balsam. My baths I have had in use five years, and have used them for exciting, developing hypo. and cyanide, and are as ...
— Notes and Queries, Number 208, October 22, 1853 • Various


Words linked to "Canada balsam" :   silver fir, oleoresin


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