sapanwood

[ suh-pan-wood ]

noun

1. a variant of sappanwood.

sapanwood

/ ˈsæpənˌwʊd /

noun

1. a variant spelling of sappanwood

Example Sentences

The constitution of this colouring matter has been recently discovered; it is very closely allied to the brazilin of peachwood, sapanwood and limawood, and is also a member of the γ-pyrone group of colouring matters.

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The Natural Mordant Colours.—It is interesting to note that nearly all the natural or vegetable dyestuffs employed belong to the class of Mordant Colours, the most important of these being included in the following list:—Madder, Cochineal, Peachwood, Sapanwood, Limawood, Camwood, Barwood, Sanderswood, Old Fustic, Young Fustic, Quercitron Bark, Persian Berries, Weld, Logwood.

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Peachwood, Sapanwood and Limawood are usually referred to as the "soluble red-woods," because of the solubility in water of the colouring principle they contain.

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The only exports of Philippine produce at this date were cacao, sugar, wax, and sapanwood.

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Sugar Manila 94,656 107,221 97,705 57,382 5,041 27,473 5,567 421 368 Cebú 10,198 13,335 7,701 15,257 12,363 3,731 8,283 4,595 6,202 Yloilo 88,533 110,527 124,648 130,542 71,982 36,312 45,070 97,129 81,308 Total 193,387 231,083 230,054 203,181 89,386 67,536 58,920 102,145 88,378 34,821 Hemp Manila 82,693 93,595 83,172 102,721 — — — — — Cebú 16,804 10,445 12,564 10,034 — — — — — Total 99,497 104,040 95,736 112,755 75,092 89,438 124,257 111,500 137,752 25,781 Sapanwood Manila 1,292 1,619 898 1,022 No quantities stated in the Office Returns since 1898.

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