santal1
(ˈsæntəl)
[a. F. santal (16th c.), ad. med.L. santal-um, a. Gr. σάνταλον: see sandal n.2]
1. Sandalwood. Also santal-wood.
| 1727–41 Chambers Cycl. s.v. Santalum, There are santals of three different colours; citrine, white, and red. 1797 Encycl. Brit. (ed. 3) VI. 214/2 The santal or saunders is a hard wood imported from the Indies. 1883 Martindale & Bennett Extra Pharmacopœia 194 Capsules of Santal Oil are prepared. 1899 Allbutt's Syst. Med. VIII. 932 Oil of santal wood very rarely causes even a slight erythema. |
2. Chem. A substance (C8H6O3) obtained from sandalwood.
| 1894 in Muir & Morley Watts' Dict. Chem. IV. 427. |