santalic

Santalic

San*tal"ic\, a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sandalwood (Santalum); -- used specifically to designate an acid obtained as a resinous or red crystalline dyestuff, which is called also santalin.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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