[f. L. alb-us white + -AN.] A white crystalline resinous substance extracted from gutta-percha on treatment with alcohol or ether.
1863. Watts, Chem. Dict. (1872), I. 64.
1879. Syd. Soc. Lex., Alban forms from 14 to 16 per cent. of gutta percha.
[f. L. alb-us white + -AN.] A white crystalline resinous substance extracted from gutta-percha on treatment with alcohol or ether.
1863. Watts, Chem. Dict. (1872), I. 64.
1879. Syd. Soc. Lex., Alban forms from 14 to 16 per cent. of gutta percha.
