colophane Chem.
(ˈkɒləfeɪn)
Also -phan.
[a. F. colophane, incorrect form of earlier colophone (16th c. in Paré).]
= colophony.
| 1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 526 The uncrystallizable resin of colophan, called silvic acid. 1863–72 Watts Dict. Chem. I. 1086 [Inaccurately limited to one variety]. |